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K9 has a much shorter digestive track than humans.
Once food passes through the esophageal passage, it ends up in the stomach. In humans, food doesn’t stay in the stomach for very long, typically only about a half an hour on average. The dog digestion time where food remains in the stomach can be upwards of twelve hours. Food can be stored in the stomach for anywhere between 4 and 12 hours, depending on the caloric needs of the animal.
The stomach is an integral part of the dog digestive system where food is broken down from bite-size chunks into more of a digestible mush. Although the process of actively breaking down food into digestible caloric fuel does not begin until the food is pulled into the small intestine, the role the stomach plays in changing the consistency of the food is integral to the next steps of the digestive process.
In dogs, the stomach is more of a storage facility wherein the body can pull food to be converted into energy as it is needed. This specific design comes from a dog’s genetic ancestry wherein wolves would potentially have to go long periods of time without eating. As a result, dogs can conserve their energy and keep their caloric output low, allowing them to save up and store food until they need it.
A dog’s stomach can expand to extraordinary sizes to accommodate this type of eating pattern. While your dog should never need to use this incredible function of his digestive system, it does give a more in-depth insight into how your dog digests food daily. The caloric requirement of your dog’s needs is entirely dependant on their output of energy, and while we will discuss this aspect of the digestive system later, for now, it is the perfect transition into the role of the intestines.
In dogs, the small intestine is the star of the digestive system. The small intestine can be up to three times as long as the dog it inhabits, and it is divided into three subsections. The first section of the small intestine is the duodenum, which contains small ducts where chemicals can be introduced to the food to aid in the dog digestion process. The duodenum is attached to the gallbladder, liver, and pancreas so that secretions of digestive enzymes and bile can be absorbed by the food and be prepared for intake.
The jejunum is the second, and longest section of the small intestine. This is where food, after being turned into a nutrient-rich mush, is finally absorbed by the body. Nutrient absorption is the key to the digestive process, as this is how your dog turns food into energy. A vast collection of small extremities, called villi, hang below the surface of the jejunum and like tiny tentacles stick to the passing particles.
As the villi absorb the nutrients from the food, a collection of leftover waste begins to form which is passed on through the last section of the small intestine called the ileum. The ileum is the shortest section of the small intestine and is essentially the connective tissue between a dog’s small intestine and large intestine.
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15 сен 2024
