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Many owners advocate calcium supplementation for dogs, especially when dogs grow and develop quickly, and need some additional nutrients to maintain bone growth. So should we supplement the dog for a long time? What are the specific sayings?
Excessive calcium supplementation is not only a waste, but also has an adverse effect on dogs.
Oral calcium is taken in the short term, and most of the excess calcium will be excreted from the body through feces, mainly to increase the burden on the dog's gastrointestinal and intestines. Except for individual dogs may have slightly mild symptoms such as anorexia, constipation, and indigestion, etc. Instead, more serious reactions will generally occur.
Too much calcium supplementation may cause the following hazards:
1. Caused long -term high -calcium urine, which increases the opportunity to form stones for the formation of urinary systems.
2. As a result, the cartilage is prematurely calcified, and the front door is closed too early to form a small head deformity, which restricts the dog's brain development.
3. The bones are prematurely calcified, the bones are closed early, the development of long bones is affected, and the height of the end is limited.
4. There are too many calcium components in the bone, the bone becomes brittle, and fractures are prone to occur.
5. It affects the appetite of the dog and affects the absorption of other nutrients in the intestine.
6. Excessive calcium in the intestine will inhibit the absorption of binary ions such as iron and zinc, causing secondary zinc and iron deficiency, and leading to the corresponding symptoms such as decreased immunity, anorexia, slow growth, anemia, and fatigue.
7. The blood calcium concentration is too high, so that calcium is deposited in internal organs or tissues. If it is deposited around the cornea, it will affect the vision. The sedimentation on the heart valve will affect the heart function. The deposition of the blood vessel wall will increase the blood vessels.
How to determine excessive calcium supplement
Determine whether the dog's calcium supplementation is excessive. At present, it is mainly based on whether there is calcium supplementation in the feeding history, repeated calcium supplementation, and excessive use of vitamin D preparations. This is the prerequisite for diagnosis of excessive calcium. The second is to combine the bone X -ray examination whether the bone age is advanced, the tissue abnormal calcification and the detection of urine calcium amount are too high.
How to correct excess calcium
Once you find excessive calcium, you should stop calcium supplementation or adjust the dose of calcium supplement in time. Usually, as long as the calcium supplement dose and vitamin D dose is appropriately adjusted, the symptoms of excessive calcium will soon disappear. However, once the bone calcification is formed, there is often no good way to eliminate it. Avoiding excessive calcium supplementation and vitamin D preparations may be the best measure to delay further calcification.
Two problems that should be paid attention to calcium
1. The most important thing to absorb calcium
The absorption of calcium is not exactly how much of people's wishes: how much and how much absorption. The more you make up, the more absorption. The amount of calcium absorbing in the gastrointestinal and intestines mainly depends on the calcium nutritional status of the dog at that time, which is adjusted by the baby's activated vitamin D hormone and thyroid glandular hormones in the baby's body.
Vitamin D can promote the absorption of calcium in the intestine. When vitamin D is deficient, even if the calcium is added, it cannot be absorbed well. Vitamin D can also inhibit the excretion of the kidneys on calcium and promote the decarcule of the old bone.
2. Food is the safest.
Generally speaking, food calcium supplementation is safer than drugs, and eating normal food will not cause excessive calcium. In addition to dairy products, soy products, shrimp skin, fish and other foods can be given. The sun and outdoor sports are beneficial to the absorption and utilization of calcium, which is one of the methods of safety supplementation.
This fully illustrates that the money cannot be bought for health. Careful care and the usual healthy diet can not only save you a lot of money, but also bring health to the dog. The damage caused by blind calcium supplementation to the dog cannot be made up.