Dog
Putting the amount of calcium for dogs should be appropriate, otherwise it is more dangerous
I often listen to many owners and say: puppies or adults need calcium supplement. but do you know? Don't blindly add calcium to the dog. Otherwise, the dogs are not stronger, but sometimes they will get sick.
1. Dogs are often prone to calcium excessive
Dogs are often ingested with calcium, which is often happening. While feeding the dogs, it is also easy to cause this situation to add a lot of calcium content. Full feed (only applicable to adult dogs) or puppies feed contains sufficient calcium. If feed such as dogs is normal, and there are not too much other meats, then you do not need to add mineral feed and similar products to similar products. Essence
For example, a puppy for 3 months, such as about 10 kilograms, can grow to more than 30 kilograms in the future, so the current consumption of calcium every day is about 8-10 grams. Then this puppies need about 400 grams of feed every day (this refers to pure meat products, and additional mixed feeds are not calculated). Generally speaking, it is enough to contain about 0.35%per 100 grams, which can fully meet the needs of the dog.
And if the dog owner adds two spoons of calcium powder, it is equivalent to 16 grams of intake, then most of the calcium is more than the amount required by the dog. The growth of the calcium and phosphorus ratio is imbalanced.
Especially in large and medium -sized dog breeds, doing so can cause many bone problems. For example, large dogs such as golden retriever, if calcium supplement is too much, it is more likely to have hip diseases.
2. Calcium deficiency
Generally, calcium deficiency occurs when you make your own dog food. Most of the homemade dog food contains insufficient calcium, especially for medium and large dog species.
Everyone often thinks that the same is the same as people. A mouthful of milk or a calcium tablet contains a few milligrams of calcium, which is already useful. But this view is actually very wrong. A baby takes about 10 years to reach 60 kilograms. It is enough for a real large dog to be enough. Therefore, if you want to supplement calcium, of course, you are prone to calcium deficiency.
Three, what kind of dogs need calcium supplement
1. Breastfeeding dog mother, if postpartum is weak, can appropriately supplement calcium in 10 days after delivery. If the situation is serious, you can go to the animal hospital to take intravenous calcium supplementation to ease the symptoms of calcium deficiency in the dog's mother.
2. The possibility of osteoporosis, fracture, and bone spurs of elderly dogs is very important. In addition to exposure to the sun, it is very important to add calcium that is easy to absorb.
Four, the performance of dog deficiency
1. The limbs are deformed, the legs are X or O -type;
2. The toe split, the legs of the legs are unstable;
3. There are signs of deformation at the joint;
4. There is a drooling situation;
5. Don't like sports, running is not positive;
6. The lack of calcium in the tooth change period causes the growth of the gondent to teeth, thin glaze layer, double -row teeth or teeth in poor bite;
5. Misunderstanding of calcium supplement
1. Calcium supplementation of milk: lactose in milk can cause dog gastrointestinal discomfort, and may cause diarrhea.
2. Calcium supplementation of calcium: The body of people and dogs is far from, let alone the difference in gastrointestinal absorption. So do not use calcium supplements for people to supplement the dogs. To avoid calcium supplementation, it will cause damage to the dog.
6. Summary:
In fact, dogs do not need to make up. Although calcium deficiency is extremely unfavorable to the health of dogs, as long as it eats dog food normally, calcium is generally not deficient in calcium. Calcium is deficient in partial eclipse and disease. The research and development of dog food has a history of decades. It can be said that technology and formulas are very mature, which can fully meet the dog's absorption requirements for calcium.
Therefore, if your dog can eat dog food normally, there is no need to supplement the dog extra calcium.