Take Calcium！Two Periods of Calcium Deficiency in Cats and Dogs

It seems that calcium supplements for cats and dogs have become a habit of many pet owners. No matter young cats and dogs, old cats and dogs, or even many young pets are also taking calcium tablets. With more and more pet owners eating professional pet food, there are few cats and dogs lacking calcium now. Often concentrated in two time periods:

1. Puppies who have just returned home after 3-4 months.

Because the food eaten in the dog selling place is very poor, low in nutrition, and it is difficult to bask in the sun on time, the dog’s calcium may be insufficient; In addition, because long-term confinement in a cage or cabinet will cause problems in the development of hind legs. This is why many pet owners always feel uncomfortable when they walk on their hind legs after picking up cats and dogs. Cats are better because of their light weight.

2. Dogs and cats are prone to calcium deficiency during pregnancy and lactation.

What they eat with one mouth needs to support a family. Fetal development and bone length require a lot of calcium. Breastfeeding milk will also cause more calcium loss, so the overall consumption is huge. If the calcium in the female cats and dogs is insufficient, they will have convulsions and convulsions, stiff limbs, muscle trembling, dyskinesia, and shortness of breath, which are often called postpartum calcium deficiency. Most of these symptoms occur during the production process and within 2 months after delivery of the female cats and dogs who have given birth to many pups. Because calcium can not be supplemented immediately after taking it, calcium supplementation should start from 30 days after pregnancy.

In addition to calcium deficiency at the above two times, do cats and dogs need calcium supplements daily?

It is very difficult to meet a cat or dog that is really calcium deficient in daily tests for a year, which shows that calcium deficiency is an uncommon disease. When there is no disease, calcium supplementation can not? Because of historical reasons, we advocate that more is better. We should make up for it first, regardless of whether it is lacking or not. However, we ignore the very difficult to cure diseases that will appear in a few years.