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Growth Management Program: Meeting the exceptional needs of a large breed puppy in its early growth stage.
From weaning until the age of five months, a large breed puppy's bones grow very quickly. The puppy on average grows 0.78 inches every 15 days and puts on 2.8 to 5.3 ounces a day according to its breed, reaching 50% of its full-grown weight around the age of five months. It therefore needs twice as much energy as a full-grown dog as well as extra phosphorus and calcium for bone building.
MAXI Babydog has a high energy content (4348 kcal/kg) designed to meet the exceptional needs of your puppy in its early growth stage. The right levels of calcium and phosphorus, together with chondroitin and glucosamine ensures that your puppy's bones grow strong and healthy.
Small Easy to Chew Kibble: Making it easier for a puppy to grasp its food.
Your large breed puppy's baby teeth begin to appear at around the age of three weeks, and it will not have a complete set until about five weeks. The puppy is now ready to be weaned. Its diet will gradually change from milk to solid food. However, at this stage it is still not able to chew food that is too hard. The answer is to make the change gradual by moistening the kibbles to a mushy consistency. Your puppy will only have its complete and final set of teeth around the age of five months.
MAXI Babydog kibbles are perfectly adapted to a young puppy's jaws and soft enough to enable it to chew them easily. They can also be moistened to a mushy consistency to make weaning easy.
Digestive Safety: Ensuring maximum digestive safety.
A puppy's digestive system develops gradually during its first five months, which means it is not yet ready to assimilate large quantities of food, and is unable to digest starch properly. To overlook this weakness when choosing your puppy's food would expose it to digestive disorders that can lead to diarrhea.
In order to ensure maximum digestive safety, MAXI Babydog contains highly digestible proteins, insoluble minerals, lowered starch content with rice as its only source, fructo-oligosaccharides, and beet pulp for a balanced intestinal flora.
Immunity Booster: A Specific Composition to Help Build the Natural Defenses of Large Breed Puppies
Between the ages of four and 12 weeks a large breed puppy goes through a crucial period for its immune system. The immunity acquired from the mother through the first milk (colostrum) gradually decreases while the puppy's own defense system is not yet fully developed.
Immunity Booster includes:
- a synergistic complex of antioxidants (vitamins E and C, taurine, lutein) to strengthen the immune defense system
- mannan-oligosaccharides to stimulate the production of antibodies in the intestinal mucous membrane and limit the growth of harmful bacteria in the intestine
- fructo-oligosaccharides for a balanced intestinal flora
- essential fatty acids to build hair and skin, and for their anti-inflammatory effect on the intestinal mucous membrane
- vitamins A and biotin for the growth of skin
- chelated zinc for healing and scar formation
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