If you give dog food, do you need additional calcium supplementation and calcium deficiency symptoms?

Today we will talk about whether additional calcium supplements and calcium deficiency are needed if you give dog food.

Since the birth of the first commercial dog food in 1860, the research and development of dog food has been 160 years, and the technology and formula are very mature, which can fully meet the dog's demand for calcium.

So, as long as your dog always uses dog food as its staple food, there is no need to supplement additional calcium.

But there are some situations where calcium is needed to be supplemented to the dog, you should know or discover it in time. Let’s talk about the situation and symptoms of calcium deficiency in dogs: First, mothers with breastfeeding who have physical weakness after childbirth can start appropriate calcium supplementation on the 10th day after childbirth.

Second, the elderly dogs, like us, after the dog enters old age, the probability of fractures, spurs and osteoporosis is significantly increased.

At this time, we should take our dogs to bask in the sun more often, and we also need to give the dog an appropriate amount of calcium that is easily absorbed.

Third, calcium deficiency during the tooth replacement period

If dogs lack calcium during the tooth replacement period, it will cause the mastoid teeth to fall off and the permanent teeth to grow slowly, which will affect the arrangement of teeth and easily form double-row teeth.

Fourth, deformity in limbs or joints

If the dog has a long-term calcium deficiency, it will cause joint deformation, toes separation, rib tilt, O- or X-legs.

Fifth, daily performance, dogs will drool, walk unsteadily, and do not like exercise, and are not active in running.