ILoveMutts!
July 15th, 2005, 05:52 PM
I'm feeding Leon cooked meat (chicken legs mostly), sometimes mixed with white rice and veggies. He has a sensitive stomach and doesn't eat much.
I want to supplement his diet with vitamins and calcium. I have bought from time to time several different products, but then had doubts about their quality.
Can anyone tell me what to look for and what to avoid in multivitamin and calcium supplements? How much of each nutrient should he be getting? I've googled but haven't been able to find recommended dosages for dogs as those that exist for humans.
Also, most formulas contain animal byproducts and/or cocoa. Are these unsafe even in the small amounts present in a tablet?
These are the multies I've bought:
VMP tablets by Pfizer
Pet-Form by Vet-A-Mix
Coco-Pet by Surepharm Services
And these are the calcium supplements:
Pet-Cal by Pfizer
VetStar by Veterin
I've also thought of giving him human grade calcium, like this one (http://65.200.170.239/cgi-bin/online_reference_new/online_ref.pl?function=Product&id=96756790113244), but it doesn't contain any phosphorus like the canine calcium supplements do.
I want to supplement his diet with vitamins and calcium. I have bought from time to time several different products, but then had doubts about their quality.
Can anyone tell me what to look for and what to avoid in multivitamin and calcium supplements? How much of each nutrient should he be getting? I've googled but haven't been able to find recommended dosages for dogs as those that exist for humans.
Also, most formulas contain animal byproducts and/or cocoa. Are these unsafe even in the small amounts present in a tablet?
These are the multies I've bought:
VMP tablets by Pfizer
Pet-Form by Vet-A-Mix
Coco-Pet by Surepharm Services
And these are the calcium supplements:
Pet-Cal by Pfizer
VetStar by Veterin
I've also thought of giving him human grade calcium, like this one (http://65.200.170.239/cgi-bin/online_reference_new/online_ref.pl?function=Product&id=96756790113244), but it doesn't contain any phosphorus like the canine calcium supplements do.
