What happens if animals have inadequate or inappropriate diet?

Problems likely to occur when a animal is fed a inadequate or inappropriate diet?

Answer #1

A number of problems such as Diarhea, Dehydration, Constipation, loss of Red Blood Cells which leads to a weak immune system and a number of viruses, lack of or too much of protein, lactose or fat intake can cause illness. It all depends on an animal. You can’t rightly feed a snake cabbage, or a goat porkchops.

Answer #2

Loss of weight, lethargic, loss of fur or sheen, and susceptical to infections.

Answer #3

No but you can feed the goat cabbage and the snake the goat…LOL

Answer #4

Exactly ;) food chains are important

Answer #5

Exactly ;) food chains are important

Answer #6

Takes care of their dietary needs :)

Answer #7

Pain that they cannot express to you….If only they could talk….Even in pain a dog will wag its tale,play and be visibly normal…365 days a year it may have a stomach ache but it can still appear happy and healthy….Sad really that people who say they love there dog will feed it things that will slowly kill it or leave it in pain…i suppose most people are happy not knowing, what they cant see(a dogs pain)?

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