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Dog Pregnancy: 2 Common Questions Asked Regarding Dog Supplements

Thursday, April 26, 2007 | Printer Friendly Printer Friendly

Giving a pregnant dog the recommended vitamins and minerals is as important as giving her the nutritious food to keep her body at optimum health. You must take even more of a precaution when your dog is pregnant and give her more supplements than usual with the best tablets or even powder supplement you can find. “If I purchased supplements in tablet form, and I cannot get my dog to ingest them, is it okay if I crush them up and mix it with her food?” Yes you can. But before doing so make sure the tablet your about to crush up is not one that needs to be time released. Doing so can minimize the effects of that supplement. These types of tablets only hold their effectiveness the tablet is intact. So if you crush up a time-release supplement and feed it to your dog mixed with her food, you may be diminishing the effects by as much as 80%. However, if it is not a time-release tablet it is quite acceptable to crush you dog’s tablets to ensure them taking the supplement or mineral. To make the process even easier you can just go out and purchase a powder form of the supplement or mineral. This way you will also know you are giving and they are getting the correct dosage and experiencing the intended nutritional effect in her system. Remember, your dog's health is at stake, especially if she is pregnant. “Is it possible for my pregnant dog to overdose on a harmless vitamin or mineral supplement?” First of all, you need to discard the notion that store-bought supplements can be harmless. Regardless of how healthy and normal a supplement may be (like a vitamin for example), there is always a chance of an overdose, which may lead to serious illness. And secondly, to answer your question directly – yes – your dog can overdose if you start the supplementation in higher amounts than her body can handle. Anything that is added to your dog's diet should be done so in moderation. Be conservative in dosages in the beginning because if it is overdone, supplementation can be disastrous. To be on the safe side, always give your dog the amount that you would a small 5 or 6-pound dog (like a Chihuahua). Then slowly move up and increase the dosages weekly until you have hit the recommended amounts at the label advises to give your dog at whatever particular size and situation (pregnancy) she is in.


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