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Vitamin & Mineral Sources Part 1
from:Vegetables: While a few vegetables may serve as natural vitamin sources, most vegetables have little value to a dog. Dogs can only digest about 30 to 50 percent of most of the vegetables eaten by man. Many of these vegetables are practically all water. What roughage they may contain can just as easily be obtained from cereal grains. Vegetables contain too little fat to be of any value as energy sources. Any plant protein they contain is likely to be of low biological value to a dog.
Fruits: Fruits are of even less value to the dog than vegetables are. The main vitamin for which fruits serve as a natural source is vitamin C, a vitamin that is not required in a healthy dog's diet. The healthy dog produces enough vitamin C from glucose to meet its MDR.
Other vitamin sources: Several other natural sources of vitamins are available to a dog owner to feed his or her dog. Some of these, like eggs, cheese, bread, and fish, have already been touched upon under other headings.
Of all methods, by far the most accurate and efficient way to provide a dog's requirement for each vitamin when compounding a diet from natural ingredients, is by using a vitamin mix. You must then calculate the exact amount to add that will provide an adequate supply of vitamins.
Mineral Sources: The minerals, like the vitamins, are best balanced in every diet by using a mineral mix in amounts calculated to supply the requirement for each mineral, and balanced to the caloric density of the diet. In natural diets most of the trace minerals are found in adequate amounts in the natural ingredients. It is important that the major minerals (calcium, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, and sodium) be balanced during diet formulation to insure that they are present in the diet in adequate amounts and in the proper ratio.
Bone meal: Bone meal contains calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium in almost the exact ratio required by a dog. As long as it is fed in a finely ground form, most of the mineral it contains will be usable by the dog. Bone meal should be added at about 1/2 ounce for every pound of raw meat put into a dog's diet. It should never be added in excess of 1/2 ounce per pound of the total diet.
Because it is inexpensive and easily available, bone meal is too often fed as the cure all for any dietary mineral problem. This invariably leads to a greater imbalance in the mineral portion of the diet, not to its correction.
Tube Feeding Your Puppy Part 1
A safe way to nurse a newborn puppy without the risk of strangulation is by using a feeding tube The equipment needed for tube feeding an orphaned or abandoned puppy is quite simple You will need a #8 or a #10 French infant feeding tube, a hypodermic syringe, and a substitute for motherand#39;s milk The tube and syringe are disposable and can be thrown away after each use On the other hand, ther.....More on Calories Dog Food
Three Factors for Successful Hand rearing of Puppies
These days, the development of successful hand rearing methods has made it so much easier to raise orphaned or abandoned puppies Dog owners who enjoy a high degree of success raising newborn pups pay careful attention to the three following principles: Giving a suitable environment; feeding a nutritionally complete formula; and having a regular feeding schedule 1 Giving a suitable enviro.....More on Calories Dog Food
Setting Good Eating Habits
A dogand#39;s eating habits are controlled by three things: its brain, its experiences, and its environment The very first experiment in behavioral psychology was done by a scientist named Pavlov who taught dogs to get ready to eat when they heard a certain sound Since that initial experiment, scientists have observed over and over how important the things happening around, and to, a dog are when it.....More on Calories Dog Food
Vitamin and Mineral Sources Part 1
Vegetables: While a few vegetables may serve as natural vitamin sources, most vegetables have little value to a dog Dogs can only digest about 30 to 50 percent of most of the vegetables eaten by man Many of these vegetables are practically all water What roughage they may contain can just as easily be obtained from cereal grains Vegetables contain too little fat to be of any value as energ.....More on Calories Dog Food
Pet Food Recall: Knowledge Is Power When It Comes To Pet Food
Due to the recent pet food recall, millions of pet owners are left feeling daunted and bewildered as to why this incident happened So many dogs and cats were left sick and worse yet, many more died And since most pet owners depend on commercial pet food to feed their dogs, they are now skeptical about which brand of food to buy and what type of food is safe for their dogs Who Can The Consume.....More on Calories Dog Food
Vitamin Mineral Sources Part 2 The Magic of Liver
Milk and cheese are probably the only important sources of calcium and phosphorus among the foods that are not fed as much as they should to dogs, especially as sources of these minerals Magnesium is found in nuts and beans, potassium in almost any natural ingredient Most trace minerals in a natural diet are derived from the natural ingredients Liver: Newborn puppies, dying from the and#39;and#39;f.....More on Calories Dog Food
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