Common Causes of Protein Defciency in Dogs

There are three common causes of protein deficiency in a dog’s diet. There is insufficient total protein in the diet, imbalanced and poor-quality dietary protein, and bulky, carbohydrate-based, low-energy diets.

Insufficient total protein in the diet

This is caused, not surprisingly, by the dog not receiving enough protein in its diet. Often, the dog’s owner may be trying to reduce its diet, and so many dogs with this condition have high quantities of cornbread, biscuits, oatmeal, boiled potatoes, and cheap, cereal-based commercial dog food in their diet.

Imbalanced, poor-quality dietary protein

This situation might occur where dogs are fed low quality protein. This is the sort of protein often found in ultra cheap canned dog good and other cheap dog foods. The protein in these kinds of foods is often gelatin, collagen, or those found in cereal wastes. An example of this would be dog food made from rejected pinto beans.

Bulky, low-energy diets

So-called “bulk” diets are largely composed of indigestible or partially digestable filler material. This sort of diet tends to cause what little protein there is to be converted to energy and used up. These sorts of foods would contain cereal wastes, tendons, and other items of marginal or no value.

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