Reasons Why Dogs May Lack Calcium: Understanding the Ca

Section 1: Reasons for Calcium Deficiency in Dogs

1. Generally, highquality dog food provides sufficient calcium for a dog's needs. However, if pet owners frequently feed their pets rice, noodles, or other nondog food items, or if the dog has poor absorption, gastrointestinal issues, or chronic indigestion, this can lead to calcium deficiency due to poor nutrient absorption. In such cases, pet owners should focus on improving their dog's diet and gastrointestinal health. Giving your dog a supplement like PuanTai's active probiotics can help regulate its digestive system, ensuring better absorption of nutrients.

2. Some dogs may absorb calcium from food well, but their bodies do not effectively convert it. To address this, encourage outdoor activities and sunlight exposure, and consider giving your dog specialized calcium supplements, such as PuanTai's highenergy milk calcium tablets, to enhance calcium absorption.

3. A lack of calcium in a dog's diet can be due to an imbalanced or incomplete nutrient intake, often caused by an inappropriate feeding method, such as feeding the same type of dog food or homemade meals for an extended period. In these cases, supplementing your dog's diet with calcium can help alleviate the deficiency.

4. Additionally, if your dog is regularly fed animal liver or primarily raw meat, it may be necessary to supplement their calcium intake. This is because animal liver and raw meat contain lower levels of calcium and high concentrations of vitamin A, which can inhibit calcium absorption. It's advisable to avoid feeding your dog too much liver and to ensure regular calcium supplementation if it is consumed excessively.

5. Internal parasites can also cause calcium deficiency in dogs. Parasites absorb many nutrients from the dog's body, and intestinal parasites can severely impair the digestion and absorption of nutrients. Therefore, it's crucial for pet owners to regularly deworm their pets.

This article by Oxygen Pet Doctor provides an analysis of the reasons for calcium deficiency in dogs. We hope that after reading this, pet owners will take the necessary precautions to prevent such deficiencies in their pets.