With the development of society and the improvement of people's ideas, many people in life will raise pet dogs as their companions in their lives to relieve stress. Some people even raise dogs as their own family. During the breeding process, do...
With the development of society and the improvement of people's ideas, many people in life will raise pet dogs as their companions in their lives to relieve stress. Some people even raise dogs as their own family. During the breeding process, dogs may be calcium deficiency at different stages. If the dog is excessively calcium deficiency, it will have a great impact on the dog's physical development. So how should we parents determine whether the dog is calcium deficiency? What are the disadvantages of calcium deficiency in dogs?
1. From the perspective of teeth, if the dog has unclear teeth during the period when changing teeth, it means that the dog has calcium deficiency. At the same time, the dog's new teeth grow relatively slowly, and there may be double rows of teeth. After adulthood, if the dog has a serious calcium deficiency, there will be no dental diseases. Moreover, due to poor teeth, the dog's appetite is relatively poor. Even normal dogs should like to eat. For dogs with calcium deficiency and poor teeth, it is difficult for them to be interested, and sometimes there will be pica.
2. From the perspective of bone joints
For dogs, if the dog has already experienced calcium deficiency, the dog's leg shape will also change, and there will be deformation in different situations, such as O-shaped legs, X-shaped legs, etc., and it is difficult for dogs to grow bigger, and they will tend to be thin overall. No matter how they supplement, it will give people a feeling of being thin or not strong.
3. From the perspective of daily walking
If the dog has serious calcium deficiency, the bones will not develop strong enough, so in daily life, the dog will even have deformities in walking and unsteady standing.
4. From the perspective of hair
If the dog's hair has always been sparse, and the hair color is relatively dull, and the dog itself has no other problems, this is also a signal that the dog may be calcium deficiency. The owner should also pay attention to finding ways to supplement calcium for the dog.
5. How to supplement calcium for dogs?
Above we also mentioned that if dogs have serious calcium deficiency, it will also have many disadvantages for their health. Therefore, once parents find that their dogs are calcium-deficient, they should supplement their dogs with calcium in time.
First, you can directly feed your dog special calcium supplement products, such as pet dog calcium tablets or pet dog calcium powder, which are good choices. Calcium powder can be added to dog food for daily consumption.
Secondly, while supplementing calcium to dogs, you should also pay attention to supplementing vitamin D to dogs. Vitamin D helps dogs absorb calcium better.
Third. When the weather is good, you can take your dog out for exercise more, especially to let the dog bask in the sun more. UV rays not only have the effect of sterilization and disinfection, but also promote the digestion and absorption of calcium in the dog's body.
From this we can see that calcium deficiency in dogs is actually a very serious problem. Parents should provide normal calcium supplements to dogs during different growth stages to ensure the normal development and growth of their dogs.
