Rottweilers Are Hardy Breeds

The Rottweiler's health is often as fickle as that of a humans, though in general they are quite strong and healthy and will easily live for about ten years on average. This is provided they are given the proper food and are well bred, and are able to live in sanitary conditions. In order to ensure proper Rottweiler care and thus better Rottweiler health, all that is required is to vaccinate it appropriately, give it full nutrition and ensure it gets sufficient medical care.

Diseases and ailments such as inflammatory bowel, cancer and canine bloat are common to dogs in general. Canine bloat can be devastating. This disease can be hereditary or maybe cause by heavy exercise right before or right after eating and overeating. The stomach begins to twist causing outflow obstruction and interferes with blood flow. If your Rottweiler has symptoms such as absence of bowel movements with vomiting and belching take it to the vet immediately as canine bloat is a life threatening disease.

Rottweilers and other dogs often have skin diseases and ailments such as mange, ringworm and bacterial Folliculitis. One of the most common skin problems is Pyroderma, caused by staphylococci, and almost always affects dogs with other skin allergies. Your Rottweiler will scratch excessively and you may see hair loss. While bathing check the skin regularly for very dry skin and cuts or scrapes.

As well as disease specific symptoms, common signs of illness include body temperature abnormalities, a raised pulse and hard breathing. Your Rottweiler may try to stay hidden, look sad and may not come to your command or it may even become indifferent or overly aggressive.

Hereditary ailments and diseases such as hip dysplasia may require substantial health care and expense and if surgery is ever a necessity, decisions such as weighing the risks of anesthesia will also have to be made.

A proper diet providing the best nutrition is advised to preserve good Rottweiler health. As a general rule Rottweilers at any age require about sixty grams of protein per day but have different calorie requirements at different stages of life.

Rottweilers at one year of age should be fed about twelve hundred calories, where dogs ten years old should only get six hundred to eight hundred calories per day. Calorie intake is based on activity level, just as for humans, and can prevent many diseases related to overeating and excessive weight such as diabetes.

A proper diet for a Rottweiler is pretty much the same as for any dog. Use a high quality dog food with no fillers or preservative. The best way to ensure a healthy diet is to find nutritious recipes and prepare the food yourself. Cooked lean meat such as beef, chicken or lamb combined with a starch and vegetables make the most palatable and nutritious dog food. Your Rottweiler will be able to love you and live longer.

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