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Old Dog Resources
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Dog Vitamins
You're right to be concerned about what dog vitamins you should be giving your
best friend. Just like people benefit from vitamins and supplements, dogs also
benefit from good nutrition.
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Vitamins for Dogs
Fat Soluble Vitamins
Vitamin A
Vitamin C
Vitamin E
Sunlight,
Cancer and Reproduction
Vitamin
Supplements
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Hilary Watson
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pet nutrition consultant, freelance writer,
speaker, educator, Ph.D. student in veterinary nutrition and longtime purebred
dog enthusiast.
Pet Nutrition Consulting -
Our mission is to help pet owners achieve optimal nutrition for
their pet dogs and cats by providing evidence based nutrition
recommendations to owners and veterinarians
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Vitamin A
- helps dryness,
hardening and itching of the skin. Also protects against infection and toxic
chemicals.
Vitamin C - helps to
fight scurvy, less likely to develop hip dysplasia, spinal myelopathy, ruptured
discs, viral disease, skin problem and common bacterial infections.
Vitamin B1 - Thiamine - helps dogs become more alert and intelligent, also helps with
fleas and other parasites.
Vitamin B2 - Riboflavin - helps protein and fat metabolism; also helps prevent cataracts
in the eyes.
Vitamin B3 - helps
convert food to energy, helps protein and fat metabolism. Also controls
convulsive seizures in dogs.
Vitamin B5 - Pantothenic Acid - is an anti-stress vitamin because it's required for
producing good antibodies, helps longevity. Dogs deficient in Vitamin B5 can't
fight infection.
Vitamin B9 - Folic Acid - Dogs need folic acid during pregnancy and to help build the
immune system. Signs of deficiency in dogs include: erratic appetite, retarded
weight gain, watery secretion from the eyes, and decreased antibody response to
microorganisms.
Vitamin B12 - For pregnant dogs studies have shown vitamin B12 may help in building stronger
bigger pups capable of handling stress. Puppies need minuscule amounts to
stimulate appetite, weight gain and growth.
Vitamin D - key in calcium and phosphorus metabolism to help with strong bones and teeth. Sunlight
stimulates dogs to generate vitamin D.
Vitamin E - helps boost the efficiency of the heart and circulation system. Promotes dilation of
the small blood vessels, increasing the supply of oxygen to all of the body.
Vitamin E helps to improve your dogs immune system, muscle power, and stamina.
It also protects against air pollution and has been know to rejuvenate ailing
and tired dogs.
Vitamin H - Biotin - helps reduce the incidence of skin disorders. Assists the thyroid
and adrenal glands and aids the nervous system. Also helps in the prevention of
coprophagy (the animal eating its own excrement).
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