The main reasons for calcium deficiency in dogs include unbalanced dietary nutrition, weak absorption ability, and poor calcium conversion in the body. In addition, if the owner feeds animal liver food to the dog for a long time, it will easily cause the dog to take in too much vitamin A, thereby inhibiting the dog's absorption of vitamin D. Because vitamin D can promote the absorption of calcium, a lack of vitamin D in dogs can also lead to calcium deficiency. Therefore, dog owners must pay attention to their dogs’ calcium intake in their daily lives.

1. Unbalanced dietary nutrition ratio

If a dog is fed a single food for a long time, the nutritional ratio of the food is unbalanced and the calcium content is insufficient, it will cause the dog to suffer from calcium deficiency. At this time, you need to adjust the dog's diet, feed the dog some foods rich in calcium, and supplement the dog with some calcium tablets or liquid calcium. Liquid calcium is the fastest absorbed.

2. Weak absorption capacity

If the dog has taken in enough calcium in its daily diet, but due to its weak absorption ability and cannot absorb enough calcium, it will also cause the dog to be calcium deficient. For example, when a dog suffers from gastrointestinal diseases such as enteritis, it will be deficient in calcium due to poor absorption. In this case, it is necessary to improve the dog's diet and regulate the dog's gastrointestinal tract, otherwise no amount of calcium supplement will be absorbed.

3. The conversion of calcium in the body is not good

Although some dogs have absorbed the calcium in their food, due to poor calcium conversion in the body, calcium will be excreted from the body, leading to calcium deficiency. In this case, you need to take your dog out for more sun exposure and exercise, and at the same time, add some vitamin D to promote the absorption of calcium in the dog's body.

4. Long-term consumption of animal liver foods

Animal livers contain high concentrations of vitamin A. If your dog eats animal liver foods for a long time, it will easily lead to excessive vitamin A intake. Too much vitamin A inhibits the dog's absorption of vitamin D. When the dog's body is deficient in vitamin D, it can also lead to calcium deficiency. Therefore, it is recommended that dog owners not feed their dogs too much liver-based food every day. If they feed their dogs for a long time, they must remember to supplement their dogs with calcium regularly.