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Calcium deficiency in adult dogs is generally manifested as loss of appetite and gradual emaciation, and finally joint swelling and deformation, rib eversion, deformation of wrist joint and elbow joint of forelimb, unstable limping, X-shaped or O-shaped legs, and inability to lie flat or limp. If this happens, it is not enough to supplement calcium, but also to supplement vitamins or chondroitin sulfate.
Causes of calcium deficiency in dogs:
1. The calcium content in dog food is actually sufficient, but due to the poor absorption function of dogs, such as enteritis and poor appetite. Dogs will lack calcium because of poor absorption. In this case, the absorption function is poor, and the stomach needs to be conditioned, otherwise it can't be absorbed. You can feed some MAG enzyme bacteria for conditioning!
2. The dog has absorbed the calcium in the food, but the calcium in the dog is not well transformed, which leads to calcium excretion and calcium deficiency. This situation is that the conversion function is poor, and it is necessary to take the dog to exercise more and get more sunshine. Vitamin D can be properly supplemented to promote the absorption of calcium.
There is nothing wrong with the dog's body in all aspects, except calcium deficiency, because the calcium content in the food is not enough. This situation is caused by single feeding and incomplete nutrition, vitamins and minerals, such as long-term feeding of single dog food or homemade dog food. At this time, we need to supplement some liquid calcium or calcium tablets for dogs. The absorption of liquid calcium is the fastest, followed by calcium tablets and calcium powder is the worst. It is not recommended to use the blue bottle of calcium gluconate that people drink to supplement calcium, because it is not a good thing for dogs to consume a lot of glucose. You can choose MAG to chelate liquid calcium, which is rich in calcium, which can effectively supplement the calcium needed by dogs, strengthen bones and improve bone density.
4. If the dog takes animals or meat as the staple food for a long time, it should also be properly supplemented with calcium, because the calcium content in these foods is relatively low, especially for animals with high vitamin A concentration. Too much vitamin A will inhibit the absorption of calcium, so it is recommended that you do not feed the dog chicken liver, pig liver, beef liver, etc. Every day or for a long time, and remember to supplement calcium in time.
Dogs suffer from joint diseases for many reasons, such as overwork, frequent going up and down stairs, improper nutrition intake and so on. And it is easy to get arthritis. Symptoms of arthritis include stiff legs and limping, swollen joints, pain when touching, reluctance to run or go up and down stairs, and difficulty in standing up or squatting.
For the treatment of arthritis, don't easily believe that there is a "panacea". At present, there is no scientific medicine that can completely cure arthritis. It can only relieve inflammation and pain. It is suggested that dogs should be treated conservatively. Long-term use of Wangxiang Jiebao in dogs can alleviate the pain and anti-inflammatory effects caused by joints. If it is very serious, you can only consider choosing surgery, but you must be careful!