¿Los PERROS pueden COMER QUESO? 🧀 ¡Te lo explicamos!

Cheese is a food that always catches dogs attention in any of its varieties. However, can dogs really eat cheese? Is it healthy for them? In this video by an animal expert, we're going to explain what we should keep in mind when offering cheese to our dog. Let's get started. Lactose and Lactase to explain whether dogs can eat cheese, it's essential to know the importance of lactose and lactase. Lactose is the sugar naturally present in mammalian milk. It forms part of its composition. The amount of lactose depends on each animal. Newborns must feed on milk during the first stage of their life. To do this, they have an enzyme, lactase. Once they grow up, they no longer need milk and lactase production disappears. If you want to know more about milk consumption in dogs, we've left you a card above where we explain everything. So dogs are lactose intolerant. The problem with lactose appears once the weaning period is over. Although in species such as humans, it seems that part of the population has adapted and is able to digest lactose in adulthood, there is something known as lactose intolerance, which is important to distinguish from milk allergy. This intolerance or lactase deficiency can also be observed in dogs, but it will not affect all of them equally. Intolerance causes lactose to be indigestible. Since the body is not able to absorb it, it will remain in the intestine and this causes an increase in intestinal motility which results in diarrhea in the dog. These dogs should consume a dairy free diet. We can then offer cheese to dogs. Dogs do not need to eat cheese or dairy products, but since they are omnivorous animals and these products may be of interest to us from a nutritional point of view, except in cases of intolerance, we can offer them as a reward. To do this, we can start by giving them dairy products with a lower amount of lactose. Cow's milk will have more lactose than dairy products such as cheese or yogurt and other milks such as goat's milk. If we talk about cheeses in general, the most aged cheeses will lose lactose during the curing process, so they will be easier to digest. The same goes for those that contain lactic ferments. Another interesting fact is that the fattier the cheese, the lower the percentage of lactose it will have. Before explaining the different types of cheeses that exist and what we recommend offering them, subscribe to our channel to stay up to date with everything. We share types of cheeses and which ones we can offer you. Cream cheese, for example, can be well tolerated. In any case, if you it is important to read the label and the ingredients to look for simpler and more natural compositions, since if milk solids are added, the lactose content will also increase and fresh cheese being fresh, will have a slightly higher percentage of lactose than aged cheeses. In any case, these are still acceptable figures. When it comes to graded cheese, it is important to know what type of cheese it is and keep in mind that sometimes more than one variety is offered in the same package. They tend to be fatty, so the amount of lactose will be minimal. And there are several types of cottage cheese, all with a fairly low percentage of lactose, so they can be a good option for disguising pills. Finally, we must bear in mind that cheese will provide calories that must be deducted from the dog's daily food intake. This is especially important for obese or overweight dogs. Anything that is given to your dog outside of its ration must be deducted from it. Have you ever offered cheese to your dog? Did they like it? Leave us your comments and don't forget to give us a like if you like this content. Until next time. Exper you.