Boston Terrier
Vitamins are a very important part of the nutritional needs of dogs, and there are no co-vitamins The effects are not all the same, so the lack of any vitamin may have serious effects on their bodies. Natural nutritional needs are also divided into priorities. Let’s first understand what are the three essential vitamins for dogs.
1. Vitamin A:
Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin that is mainly found in animal feed and plant feed. It does not contain vitamin A, but the beta carotene it contains can be transferred to vitamin A in the dog's body.
The important physiological function of vitamin A is to protect normal vision and mucosal epithelial cells. When a dog's body lacks vitamin A, it will begin to show reduced blindness and even night blindness and eye disease. The sick dog's cornea will become thickened, keratinized, and cloudy, and occasionally ulcers and perforations will appear, and even blindness will occur; growth will be hindered. Body weight is reduced.
When vitamin A is lacking, the growth ability of male dogs is reduced; female dogs will suffer from infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, weak fetuses and blind puppies; puppies will have weakened disease resistance and diarrhea. , and can lead to optic nerve atrophy, blindness, and often death from pneumonia.
2. Vitamin C:
Vitamin C is also called ascorbic acid. Dogs can partially synthesize vitamin C in their bodies and are not prone to vitamin C deficiency under normal circumstances. However, puppies grow quickly and are prone to vitamin C deficiency. In addition, the decrease in the synthesis of vitamins in the body of sick dogs can also lead to vitamin C deficiency. Vitamin C deficiency mainly manifests as bleeding gums, hardening of blood vessels, decrease in the body's disease resistance, and impairment of the body's absorption of iron.
Although some fruits and vegetables are rich in vitamin C, these foods are not delicious for dogs. The way to supplement vitamin C is to add vitamin C tablets to dog food. However, some parents report that dogs do not like to eat vegetables! But what is the use of eating vegetables for dogs? The reason why dogs do not like to eat vegetables or do not like to eat certain types of vegetables is because dogs do not like certain vegetables. The special taste may be caused by the fact that vegetables contain more crude fiber, which is not easy to chew, difficult to swallow, and the dog's picky eating habits.
3. Vitamin D:
The important psychological function of vitamin D is to regulate the body's calcium and phosphorus metabolism, maintain the normal concentrations of calcium and phosphorus in the blood, and thereby promote the calcification and normal development of teeth and bones. If dogs lack vitamin D, they cannot maintain the balance of calcium and phosphorus in the body, which can lead to bone diseases. Puppies can develop rickets, with symptoms such as weight loss, weakness, anemia, tail tip necrosis, and convulsions; adult dogs can develop osteoporosis.
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