Calcium is an essential element for the growth and development of dogs, and the problem of calcium supplementation for dogs is also very important. Although calcium supplement is very important, does your dog really need calcium supplement? How to supplement calcium for TA?
Symptoms of calcium deficiency in dogs
1 Tooth Problems
If there is no timely calcium supplement during the dog's tooth change period, calcium deficiency will cause the deciduous teeth to not fall off, the permanent teeth to grow slowly, the structure is not firm, and it is easy to have double rows of teeth or uneven permanent teeth. The shoveling officer can prepare some molar snacks during the dog's tooth change.
2 Bone deformation
If the dog is short of calcium during the growth period, it will cause TA to have various bone problems, such as joint deformation, X-leg, O-leg, rib valgus, etc.
3 is bad.
Dogs with calcium deficiency will also suffer from loss of appetite, emaciation and poor spirits. At this time, they do not like to eat but will not have a fever. Therefore, when the shoveling officer finds that your dog is eating less and less, he must consider whether TA is calcium deficient.
4 do not love sports
Calcium is an important element to maintain the normal movement of muscles. When dogs lack calcium, they will show signs of muscle weakness, resulting in dogs not loving sports and sleeping all day long.
5 hair dull rough
The shoveling officer hopes that his hairy child will have a smooth and soft coat, so when you find that your dog has less hair and darker color than other dogs of the same age and race, you should pay attention to whether TA is calcium deficient.
dogs calcium deficiency should do?
1 Appropriate exercise
Dogs need to exercise every day, especially large and medium-sized dogs. Proper exercise can help the dog digestion and absorption, but also to prevent the dog is too obese. However, dogs also need rest, so the shoveling officer should control the interval between dog exercise and rest.
2 Appropriate sun exposure
According to relevant experts, the sun can timely supplement vitamin D, promote the stomach to strengthen the absorption capacity of calcium, so as to supplement the dog's daily intake of calcium absorption, beneficial to the dog's growth. And long-term exposure to the sun, will lead to the dog's nose fade, dark rough hair and other issues.
3 pay attention to diet collocation
Diet is the main cause of calcium deficiency in dogs, so shoveling excrement officials must make more efforts in diet collocation. As far as possible to choose the dog food with rich nutrition and good absorption, choose the dog food with more calcium content, and timely supplement the calcium needed for the growth period of the dog. You can also put some calcium tablets or calcium powder when feeding your dog.
reasonable calcium supplement
Although it is very important to supplement calcium for dogs, not all dogs need calcium.
These dogs do not need calcium supplements
Small milk dogs in the breastfeeding stage do not need additional calcium supplements, because they can obtain a large amount of calcium from breast milk, meet the calcium demand, and the absorption rate is high.
After the puppies are weaned, they can meet the calcium demand by feeding goat milk powder and puppies food. They do not need to supplement calcium immediately, and they can supplement calcium appropriately according to the actual demand after 3 months of age.
2 excessive calcium is harmful
If the dog in the short term oral calcium, will increase the burden on the dog's stomach, may appear anorexia, constipation, indigestion and other symptoms.
If the dog can't eat, the intestinal absorption of other nutrients will also decrease. It will cause secondary zinc and iron deficiency, and lead to decreased immunity, anorexia, slow growth, anemia and other symptoms.
If the dog has a long-term calcium excess will appear hypercalciuria, leading to premature calcification of cartilage. It will form microcephaly, which restricts the development of the puppy's brain; it will also affect the development of the dog's long bones, and there is too much calcium in the bone, which makes the bone brittle and prone to fractures.
