You know, dogs are programmed to eat very fast. Biologically speaking, they try not to soak their food with too much saliva, because saliva is used to facilitate the digestion of food, and fast digestion makes them hungry. In addition, dogs can't move their jaws from side to side, only up and down, so they can't chew food.
But now we find that eating too fast is easy to cause the dog's stomach discomfort, and eating too fast will affect the dog's digestion and absorption, so we will recommend that the dog slow food.
What are the benefits of slow eating your dog?
1, slow down the eating speed, so as not to eat too fast, eat too much. Just like people, eat too fast, but the sense of fullness has not been conveyed to the brain, it will eat all the time, and in the end, it is to eat too much to eat, especially dog food is puffed, eat too much, and it is easy to bulge after a while.
2, reduce the occurrence of air swallowing (inhalation of air).
3, reduce the risk of reflux, that is, swallowed food from the esophagus or stomach back to the mouth, sometimes the dog vomiting is because of eating too fast.
4, can encourage the dog to bite bite rotten food, to help promote the absorption of nutrients.
5, the role of some slow food bowls is similar to human brushing teeth, which can help dogs maintain good oral hygiene to a certain extent.
Therefore, parents can prepare a silicone slow food bowl for their dogs, so that they can start eating slowly, better digest the food, and do not Wolf down.