Pets Need Vitamins Too
Posted by admin | Under Pet Vitamins Sunday Jan 31, 2010
Some if not many of us love animals and enjoy taking care of them as pets especially dogs. I for one enjoy the company of dogs and take pleasure in giving them a pat, a hug or a walk in the park. Some families even treat their pets as members of their family. Dogs as they say are man’s best friend and of all the animals I have known the dog is one of them who would always remain loyal and stay by your side no matter what.
There may be times when our dog may be feeling weak or getting sick. You bring them to the vet and have them treated. Your dog may not be getting enough nutrients to keep him or her healthy and strong against sickness.
Dogs just like humans need essential vitamins and minerals to enable their bodies to function effectively. Vitamins and minerals are essential for its growth, repair of damaged tissues, having strong teeth and bones and digestion. It doesn’t mean that just because a dog is lower than that of a human being that it doesn’t need to have a well balanced diet as well. In fact, like us it is important for them to eat healthy as well. Animals that lack the needed vitamins and minerals are more at risk to developing diseases and to having a shorter life span.
Your pets, I suppose usually eat dried or canned food. You have to take note that no matter how much these pet food manufacturers guarantee to providing a balanced and complete meal, we won’t really know where its primary ingredients come from. These foods have also already undergone a process, packed with chemicals and artificial coloring. Many of the natural vitamins and minerals usually get lost in the processing stage of dried or canned pet food.
All of us even pets, without an exception are living in a world full of toxic chemicals that may cause harm upon us. So it is with utmost importance that your pets have vitamins to help him or her fight combat against all these harmful elements.
You need to give your pets vitamins aside from the usual pet food to ensure that he gets enough of what is needed to stay healthy and strong. Pet food is not enough and vitamins and minerals fill the gaps that pet food may lack. Visit your vet and consult on what supplement he would recommend for your pet’s needs.
Mary Lorainne
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Does anybody have their pets taking any vitamins?
I just put my Rottweiler on Shark Cartailage and some Calcium supplements. He’s 160 lbs. and loves to play! Think this will help with his joints?
Vitamins are not pills. You can’t overdose on them and they won’t hurt you.
He gets one of each a day.
Did your vet suggest you give that to him? You should talk to your vet about it if not..
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Not me. Sorry.
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yea. did a vet say that he could take them. If not you should get an okay. If so then yeah they should work. Never heard of vitamins for pets before. lol
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Mydog take them and she is strong
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If you want to help his joints, you should be giving him glucosamine chondroitin with MSM – at least 500 mg daily as a preventative.
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You should ask your vet, they only need vitamins if they are lacking them
And vitamins can hurt your body or an animals body is not designed to deal with high doses of anything, don’t be naive !
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no he just eats his food….and sometimes his poop….i didnt even kno dogs take vitamins….
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No i know of no one. some times pills are bad for pets and humans.
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I add salmon oil to my dog’s food, but that’s all. (Good for the coat, amongst other things.)
http://timberwolforganics.com/pet-omega-oils/Wild-Alaskan-Salmon-Oil-8oz-250ml_2
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well… i have my dog on arthritis pills because her joints are very bad… but ask ur vet to see if ur dog shud be taking them first!!! hope this helps!!!
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Your dog sounds cute, my dog is just like that but is a black lab mixed with akita! He’s SO cute!
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well amazin i have a rottweiler and my vet said vitamins would be a very good idea cuz i thought he was weak she said to go t a petsmart and read the backs of vitamon cases and pick what best suits wat u want ur dog on vitamins for ( just dont give himm to many vitamins )
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the vet
I really don’t know but I have my dog taking vitamins because I feel it helps with their diet
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You’re right, for getting Vitamin and Calcium tablets for your dog you don’t need a vets permission, though they still shouldn’t be overdosed.
I think that Calcium and Cartailage will make you dog feel stronger, but dont overdose, 2 tablets a day is enough.
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yes, I am giving my dog some vitamin that comes with the Dog Food I purchase. It is from HealthyTownandCountryPets dot com and I just love that stuff. My large breed dogs are doing so much better
Great that you take good care you your friends
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Calcium in the right amount will be good for his bones, not necessarily his joints. As for joints: I’m not sure about shark cartilage, but glucosamine and chondroitin are so widely accepted as being effective that even people take them as supplements for arthritis!
Don’t get me wrong, I love Yahoo answers, but you should really double check with your vet or the package label for the right amounts. There IS such thing as vitamin toxicity:
Vitamin toxicity is a condition in which a person develops symptoms as side effects from taking massive doses of vitamins. Vitamins vary in the amounts that are required to cause toxicity and in the specific symptoms that result. Vitamin toxicity, which is also called hypervitaminosis or vitamin poisoning, is becoming more common in developed countries because of the popularity of vitamin supplements.
This is from a human website, but we’re all mammals!
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http://www.ahealthyme.com/topic/topic100587667
I add Allederm EZ Plus (sp?) to my dogs food once or twice a week. I own three Siberian Huskies and they wouldn’t normally eat dry food by itself so Allederm being a liquid vitamin supplement tempts them to eat it even without meat scraps and whatnot. hope this helps.
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