{"id":22940,"date":"2020-06-02T09:00:20","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T08:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tiendanimal.es\/articulos\/?p=22940"},"modified":"2025-05-07T10:54:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T08:54:30","slug":"alimentacion-chihuahua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tiendanimal.es\/articulos\/alimentacion-chihuahua\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfQu\u00e9 comen y cu\u00e1l es la alimentaci\u00f3n del chihuahua ideal?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">\u00cdndice<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Alternar tabla de contenidos\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiendanimal.es\/articulos\/alimentacion-chihuahua\/#El_metabolismo_del_chihuahua\" >El metabolismo del chihuahua<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiendanimal.es\/articulos\/alimentacion-chihuahua\/#El_ABC_de_la_alimentacion_del_chihuahua\" >El ABC de la alimentaci\u00f3n del chihuahua<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiendanimal.es\/articulos\/alimentacion-chihuahua\/#%C2%BFCuales_son_los_mejores_alimentos_para_el_chihuahua\" >\u00bfCu\u00e1les son los mejores alimentos para el chihuahua?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>La alimentaci\u00f3n del chihuahua es clave para que tu mascota se mantenga saludable y en forma. Es importante que elijas alimentos que le aporten todos los nutrientes que necesita y que ajustes las raciones a su nivel de actividad diario. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"El_metabolismo_del_chihuahua\"><\/span><strong>El metabolismo del chihuahua<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>El\nperro chihuahua tiene una <strong>gran energ\u00eda y vitalidad<\/strong>, de manera que,\naunque sea peque\u00f1o y coma relativamente poco, su alimentaci\u00f3n debe estar muy\nbien planificada. La explicaci\u00f3n radica en el ritmo r\u00e1pido al que trabaja su\nmetabolismo. De hecho, \u00bfsab\u00edas que el chihuahua puede quemar calor\u00edas tres\nveces m\u00e1s r\u00e1pido que las razas grandes?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Esto\nsignifica que, aunque tu mascota <strong>no necesita grandes cantidades de comida<\/strong>\npara satisfacer sus necesidades nutricionales, porque adem\u00e1s tiene un est\u00f3mago\npeque\u00f1o, debes darle de comer varias veces al d\u00eda para que pueda reponer\nenerg\u00eda y evitar que se produzcan episodios de <strong>hipoglucemia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Un <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindawi.com\/journals\/jnme\/2017\/4535710\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (abre en una nueva pesta\u00f1a)\">estudio<\/a> realizado en la Universidad Laval encontr\u00f3 que su metabolismo tambi\u00e9n trabaja con niveles m\u00e1s bajos de amino\u00e1cidos esenciales, en comparaci\u00f3n con los perros m\u00e1s grandes, lo que significa que necesita reponerlos con mayor frecuencia mediante una dieta equilibrada y raciones m\u00e1s frecuentes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"El_ABC_de_la_alimentacion_del_chihuahua\"><\/span><strong>El ABC de la alimentaci\u00f3n del chihuahua<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>El perro chihuahua no come mucho: por cada kilo de peso, ingiere a diario unos <strong>24 gramos de comida<\/strong>. Ten en cuenta que esto puede variar dependiendo de su edad y nivel de actividad. Los cachorros necesitan una ingesta diaria mayor ya que est\u00e1n en plena fase de crecimiento pero si tu mascota ya tiene algunos a\u00f1os y no realiza mucho <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiendanimal.es\/articulos\/ejercicios-para-perros\/\">ejercicio f\u00edsico<\/a>, no necesitar\u00e1 comer tanto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No\nobstante, al menos el 25% de la alimentaci\u00f3n del chihuahua debe ser <strong>prote\u00edna\nde alta calidad<\/strong>. Los <strong>carbohidratos<\/strong>, que son los que le aportan la\nmayor parte de las calor\u00edas que tu mascota necesita, deben representar al menos\nel 50%. Tambi\u00e9n es importante que incluyas en su dieta las <strong>grasas saludables<\/strong>,\nvitaminas y minerales que le ayuden a mantenerse activo y sano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tanto\nsi se trata de un chihuahua com\u00fan como de un chihuahua de pelo largo, no\nolvides alimentar a tu peque\u00f1o amigo al menos <strong>tres veces al d\u00eda<\/strong>, preferentemente\nen el desayuno, la comida y la cena. Eso s\u00ed, ten cuidado con las cantidades ya que\nalgunos chihuahuas tienden a comer en exceso, lo que podr\u00eda derivar en problemas\ncomo el sobrepeso o la obesidad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%C2%BFCuales_son_los_mejores_alimentos_para_el_chihuahua\"><\/span><strong>\u00bfCu\u00e1les son los mejores alimentos para el chihuahua?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>El chihuahua no necesita una alimentaci\u00f3n especial, pero existen algunos detalles que debes tener en cuenta. A ser posible, apuesta por el <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiendanimal.es\/articulos\/elegir-el-mejor-pienso-para-perro-de-raza\/\"><strong>pienso seco <\/strong><\/a>o las <strong>croquetas <\/strong>como <strong>base de su dieta diaria<\/strong> e incluye la comida h\u00fameda solo como complemento. En cambio, limita su consumo de huesos y alimentos ricos en grasas y az\u00facares. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Carnes.<\/strong>La carne o piensos a base de carne son una\nimportante <strong>fuente de prote\u00ednas<\/strong> para tu mascota. Ya se trate de pollo,\npavo, pescado, ternera o carne de caza, aseg\u00farate de introducir este alimento\nen su dieta diaria.<\/li><li><strong>Verduras.<\/strong>Las verduras le aportan al chihuahua las vitaminas y\nminerales que necesita para mantenerse vital y sano. Tambi\u00e9n contienen <strong>grandes\ncantidades de fibra<\/strong>, lo que facilitar\u00e1 el tr\u00e1nsito intestinal.<\/li><li><strong>Frutas.\n<\/strong>Las frutas tambi\u00e9n pueden formar parte de la\nalimentaci\u00f3n de tu chihuahua ya que le aportan <strong>vitaminas y minerales<\/strong>. Aseg\u00farate\nde darle solo las <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiendanimal.es\/articulos\/que-frutas-pueden-comer-los-perros\/\">frutas que pueden comer los perros<\/a>, como la manzana, el pl\u00e1tano y la pera. No olvides regular\nlas cantidades para evitar la aparici\u00f3n de caries debido a su alto contenido de\naz\u00facares.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Recuerda que una dieta saludable y equilibrada le aportar\u00e1 a tu chihuahua la energ\u00eda que necesita para mantenerse activo durante el d\u00eda y evitar\u00e1 la aparici\u00f3n de enfermedades que pueden lastrar su calidad de vida en el futuro. 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