Rotation Feeding for Pets

循环饮食是现在宠物食品中的热门话题。 什么是循环饮食？这个概念围绕着宠物的多样性饮食习惯而生。人类不喜欢每天都吃同样的东西，许多宠物主却认为他们宠物并不在乎这些。其实我们可以通过喂食不同的口味配方，甚至提供不同类型的食物，如干粮，罐头或冷干粮，来增加宠物饮食的多样性。循环饮食可以1个月或7天为一个循环周期。
Rotation feeding is a hot topic amongst pet food ‘foodies’. What is rotation feeding? The concept revolves around changing your pet’s diet regularly. It’s all about variety. We humans don’t like to eat the same thing every day, and many pet parents believe their pets don’t care to either. Variety can be offered by feeding different recipes, or even offering different types of food like dry, canned or freeze-dried. Food rotation can occur on a monthly or weekly basis.

大多数高品质宠物食品是可以为宠物提供完整和均衡的营养需求。 每种食材具有独特的营养特征，并提供各种量的营养物质，如氨基酸，维生素，矿物质和脂肪酸。喂食不同营养成分的狗粮会使你的宠物饮食更加多元化。另外，循环饮食中的湿粮可以帮助宠物肠胃进行水合作用。
Most high quality pet foods are designed to be complete and balanced to provide all of the nutrition your pet needs. Each ingredient has a unique nutritional profile and will provide various quantities of nutrients such as amino acids, vitamins, minerals, and fatty acids. Some people believe that feeding foods with different nutritional makeup will give your pet a more rounded diet. In addition, feeding a wet food in rotation can help with hydration.

如果您的宠物肠胃比较敏感，容易消化不良，循环饮食可能不适合它。 饮食突然改变有时会引起胃肠道问题。如果您决定尝试一下，建议从一种狗粮逐渐换成下一种狗粮。选用具有类似“基础配料”，仅含有不同肉类蛋白质的狗粮食品进行周期循环，可能会减轻宠物消化系统的压力。
If your pet has a sensitive tummy and is prone to digestive upset, rotation feeding might not be for you. Sudden changes in diet can sometimes cause gastrointestinal problems. If you do decide to try rotation feeding, a gradual change from one diet to the next is always recommended. Rotating foods that have a similar ‘base’ recipe, but only features different meat proteins may be a little less stressful on your pet’s digestive system.

循环饮食中要注意，由于您给宠物喂食各种各样的食品，如果它对其中一种产生不良反应，您可能无法找出导致不耐受的原因。这将使得更难找到具有针对性的食材来缓解食物过敏。
One thing to be aware of with rotational feeding is that if you have been feeding your pet a wide variety of foods and he develops a reaction to any of them, you may not be able to find out what caused the intolerance. This will make it more difficult to find a diet with ‘novel’ ingredients in order to provide relief from food sensitivity.

如果您决定要执行循环饮食计划，请先咨询兽医。他或她能够提供一些更好的指导建议以及如何开始。
If you decide that you would like to rotation feed your pet, please consult with your veterinarian first. He or she may be able to offer some advice on the best direction to go and how to start.

循环饮食不适合每个宠物，正如许多宠物主知道的古老格言，“如果没有破坏，不要去徒劳修复”。很多长寿的老年宠物在他们大部分生活中，都食用相同食品，由此可见循环饮食并不是必要的。综合以上所有情况，循环饮食是宠物主、宠物以及兽医所做的个人选择。
Rotation feeding isn’t for every pet as many pet parents who subscribe to the old adage, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,’ can attest. Many geriatric pets fed the same recipes for most of their lives are living proof that rotation is not necessary. At the end of the day, it’s a personal choice for you, your pet and your veterinarian to make.