The two products are feed for special nutritional purposes. Sensitive products are suitable for allergy and digestive problems, while diet foods are suitable for those who are overweight. Diet feed clearly differs from common feed due to adapted compositions such as reduced fat and protein content or manufacturing processes.
What are sensitive products?
Sensitive products are designed to provide nutritionally sensitive dogs with optimal, healthy nutrition. Therefore, the ingredients are selected and their composition adjusted so that the food is easy to digest and supports the health of the animal. If your dog has sensitive digestion, sensitive dog food is ideal.
When should you use sensitive food?
Sensitive food is suitable for sensitive dogs with digestive problems or intolerances. Abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea, and vomiting are classic signs that your pet is not digesting dog food properly.
- Skin problems
- Ear infections
- Itchy paws
- Cold-like symptoms such as sneezing or coughing
In addition to typical gastrointestinal problems, these are common signs that your dog has a food intolerance. Carefully selected ingredients are highly digestible and gentle on sensitive digestive systems.
What are diet foods?
Diet food is dog food with reduced ingredients. Examples are low fat, low protein or protein, phosphorus or sodium - depending on why your four-legged friend needs diet food. Low-fat diet foods are often rich in fiber and fiber. These will keep your dog full without stressing him out. Reduced protein levels help slow metabolism.
When should I use diet food?
For example, a diet food should be used if one of the following dog diseases has been diagnosed:
diabetes
Kidney diseases
Overweight/obesity
Liver diseases
Chronic intestinal inflammation IBD
Inflammation of the pancreas pancreatitis
- little fiber - avoid plant fibers - easily digestible vegetables such as carrots, pumpkin, fennel or zucchini are fine
- high-quality protein – ideally as lean meat and low-fat monoprotein sources such as insects
- healthy carbohydrates – e.g. Potatoes & tapioca as carbohydrates with the lowest load
- unsaturated fatty acids – rapeseed oil, sunflower oil, linseed oil, safflower oil
That's why BugBell!
Although we do not praise diet food, we are within the guidelines in many areas. Our food is low in protein and low in phosphorus and is therefore very suitable for kidney diseases . We also pay attention to low-fat and sugar-free recipes to counteract obesity. By using insects as a compatible monoprotein source and using digestible ingredients, we can also recommend our food for IBD and pancreatitis .
