Vitamins and minerals

Generally one tends to think that the vitaminic and mineral supplements cannot damage the canine organism, but that, on the contrary, they help him to get rid of diseases.

Serious error. One is compound that the body must receive single in its measured joust, and the excesses could have fatal consequences for the health of the animal.

- The fiber allows to become thin without risks. FALSE!

The fiber regulates the rate with which the foods move in the intestine, and if too much amount is provided, it is possible that it acquires such speed that some nutrient cannot be assimilated, with which will appear deficiencies. In addition the units with renal insufficiency do not have to ingest much fiber, since it is a food that absorbs much water.

- The calcium tablets help to grow hard. FALSE!

The puppies do not have any mechanism to protect themselves of the excess of calcium: a single extra contribution will manage to cause imbalances, even a degeneration of the bony system. It will as well make difficult to the absorption of zinc and magnesium, with which they will create deficiencies of both minerals, although are provided in necessary amounts. If the puppy receives a complete feeding, with balanced foods premium, specific for its age, the suplementación of calcium, will be in charge of professional indication.

- Whatever more vitamins, better. FALSE!

The excess of vitamins could cause but problems that its deficiency. Some complexes (B exist. C.) that they are eliminated by tinkles it. Nevertheless, it the same does not happen to the groups that dissolve in fats (To, D, and, K.), whose excess will be accumulated in weaves, being able to reach toxic levels after the organism. He is very little advisable to let itself take by popular beliefs and try to remedy the evils of the animal with uncontrolled vitamin contributions, since the body will react with diarreas, weakness, alterations of the skeleton?.

- In the winter it is necessary to suplementar the feeding. FALSE!

It is certain that in winter the dogs need a greater amount energy, since when it is cold the organism demands but combustible to maintain its internal temperature stable and to confront without risk the low temperatures. Nevertheless, this energy does not have to be provided in food but tablet form. The ideal will be to increase a quarter the daily ration, or to happen for an feeding with but energy, he will also thank for and his organism.

But! taken care of! , this norm cannot be applied to unit of small size, and that they live in apartments with heating.

- During the lactancia, the mother needs an extra vitamins and minerals. TRUE!

During the gestation, the organism of the female works to total yield, and when it takes place the childbirth begins another estresante and exhausting stage: the lactancia.

It is a period of wearing down, mainly when the litter has been numerous. The reserves of the dog go away in the milk production and it becomes essential, therefore, to help it with vitaminic and mineral complexes (calcium fundamentally). Also it will agree to feed it with special foods or meals for puppies, much more power that the conventional ones.

Source: Dr Alexander Garci'a
Tacuarí veterinary medicine

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