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1. A small amount

For example: a 3-month-old puppy, say about 10 kilograms, will grow to more than 30 kilograms in the future, so the current daily calcium intake required is about 8-10 grams. Then this puppy needs about 400 grams of feed every day (this refers to pure meat products such as RINTI, additional mixed feed is not included). The calcium content of about 0.35% per 100 grams is enough to completely Meet the dog's needs. For example, if two spoons of nutritional tablets are added to this, the intake is already 16 grams, and the calcium is much more than the dog needs. At the same time, the phosphorus intake does not increase proportionally. This causes an imbalance in the calcium-phosphorus ratio. In large and medium-sized dogs, this can cause many skeletal problems.

2. Overdose

Excessive intake of calcium is a very common thing. Feeding finished dog food to dogs while adding mineral feed containing a lot of calcium can easily cause this situation. Complete feed (only applicable to adult dogs) or puppy feed contains enough calcium. If you feed your dog such feed normally and there is not too much other meat, etc., then there is no need to add additional mineral feed and similar products. . If the calcium content in mineral feed is less than 5%, it can be used together with normal finished dog food. But it is actually unnecessary from a nutritional and economic perspective.

The dangers of excessive calcium supplementation for golden retrievers

1. Excessive energy, high-nutrient foods, calcium powder, and nutritional supplements can easily increase the occurrence of diseases. Excessive energy and high-nutrient feed will cause an imbalance in the secretion of hormones in the golden retriever's body. Once the body's hormones are imbalanced and there are problems with the dog's development, the probability of DOD will greatly increase. Coupled with the dog's increased weight and the strain on the muscles, immature bones are more susceptible to injury. Adding calcium powder or giving high-calcium feed will increase calcitonin in the body. The purpose of increasing calciprosin is to reduce calcium in the blood to the normal range. However, while lowering calciemia, it also reduces the role of bone remodeling, making bone development more incomplete. Therefore, medium and large dogs that add calcium powder are very likely to suffer from this kind of disease.

2. Liquid calcium is the easiest to absorb, and calcium powder is also very effective. Golden retrievers need this, but everything has a measure. Eating too much will cause vomiting. Too much calcium supplement for golden retrievers will be harmful to the body. It’s also big, so be careful.