Irish Setter Health Problems and Feeding

Apartment Living

Active Lifestyle

Watchdog Ability

Child Friendly

Dog Friendly

Cat Friendly

Shedding Level

Exercise Needs

Social Needs

Grooming needs

Stranger Friendly

Health Issues

Trainability

Adaptability

Feeding Irish Setter puppies:

• untill 2 months age - 5 - 6 times a day
• 4 months - 4 times per day
• 7- 8 months - 3 - 4 times daily
• 10 months and adult dogs are fed 2 times a day - morning and evening.

Healthy food:

• Lean meat - beef, rabbit, turkey (raw or parboiled)
• Saltwater fish without bones (only boiled)
• Rice
• Vegetables
• Turkey neck
• Ribs
• Apples
• Vegetable oil 1 teaspoon per day (to add into a portion)
• Yogurt

Toxic and Dangerous Foods for Irish Setter:

• Smoked food
• Sweets
• Chocolate
• Sausage
• Bird`s tubular bone
• Fried food
• Pasta
• Fatty meats (pork, lamb)
• Beans
• Spicy food
• Spice
• Salt
• Grapes
• Raisins

Irish Setter Health Problems

• Otitis
• Atopic dermatitis
• Hip dysplasia
• Entropion
• Pyometer (purulent inflammation of the uterus)
• Laryngeal paralysis
• Bloating of the intestines
• Dermatitis
• Epilepsy
• Melanoma
• Hypothyroidism (illness caused by a deficiency in the body of thyroid hormones)
• Osteosarcoma (malignant tumor of bone tissue)
• Congenital idiopathic mega esophagus (esophageal expansion)
• Degenerative myelopathy (a severe neurodegenerative disease leading to paresis of the lower limbs)
• Hypertrophic osteodystrophy (inflammation of the outer shell of long tubular bones in the region of the epiphyses followed by calcification of the affected area, occurs in puppies aged 3-6 months)