Determining whether a dog is calcium deficient

Calcium deficiency in dogs is mainly caused by two aspects.

1. Food calcium deficiency: Mainly due to the low calcium content in food. For example, long-term eating of foods with low calcium content such as rice and vegetables, or puppies eating adult dog food may lead to calcium deficiency.

2. Poor digestion and absorption: Mainly due to insufficient gastrointestinal function or vitamins, the calcium in food cannot be digested and absorbed normally.

The most intuitive manifestation of calcium deficiency in dogs is that when they stand, their limbs are obviously bent forward and their toes are spread apart like duck feet. Secondly, it may be accompanied by loss of appetite and loss of appetite; poor energy, lethargy, and not liking to play games; shivering for no reason and limping for no reason in cold weather and familiar environments. If there are many items that meet these conditions, calcium must be supplemented in time. Otherwise, it will become more and more serious. May cause disability.

How to correctly supplement calcium

1. For calcium deficiency caused by lack of calcium in food, you can take calcium tablets orally every day, or feed calcium gluconate. In severe cases, you need to go to the veterinary clinic for calcium injection. It will take a while to heal. Just pay attention to the calcium content of food in the future. It is particularly important to note that during the development period of giant dogs, due to their rapid growth, the calcium obtained from food alone cannot meet their growth needs, so they need to be fed calcium tablets from an early age.
Chicken racks, chicken legs, bone soup, goat milk and other foods with relatively high calcium content. If you consume a certain amount every day and still suffer from calcium deficiency, you need to buy some pet-specific calcium tablets and calcium powder to supplement. The specific dosage needs to be Consult your veterinarian.

2. For dogs with malabsorption, we can feed probiotics and Mommy's Love to promote gastrointestinal function and improve digestion and absorption. Second, we should strengthen exercise, get more sun exposure, promote the synthesis of vitamin D, and eat less liver. If it is not very serious, you can feed a small amount of calcium tablets. If it is more serious, you will need calcium injection.

The dangers of excessive calcium supplementation

The situation and dangers of calcium deficiency have been introduced before. You should not be frightened and blindly supplement calcium. Because excessive calcium supplementation is also a very serious matter. Generally speaking, if calcium supplementation is excessive for a short period of time, the impact will not be too great. It will only increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract, and the excess will be excreted with the stool.

But if you are in a high-calcium state for a long time, joint sclerosis will occur, which is calcification of cartilage tissue, leading to dysplasia, lameness, joint swelling and even disability. Moreover, if there is too much calcium in the bones, the bones will be brittle and prone to fracture. Excess calcium in the intestines will inhibit the absorption of zinc and iron ions. Excessive calcium content in the blood can cause hardening of the arteries and heart function.