| Vitamin and mineral supplements are extremely | | | | sick and without proper feeding, it is only |
| crucial in your dog's diet. If your dog receives a | | | | advisable you provide them with these |
| healthy and balanced dosage of vitamins, it is | | | | supplements. You must however follow the |
| almost a guarantee that your pet will live long and | | | | prescriptions of your vet. |
| also have strong immunity against diseases. That | | | | If you feed your dog with frozen fish, it will |
| means your pet will be in an improved position to | | | | suffer from Vitamin B1 deficiency as frozen fish is |
| combat opportunistic diseases. | | | | deficient in it. Your dog will therefore require B1 |
| Vitamins A, D, E, and K are the fat-soluble | | | | supplementation. |
| vitamins while the others are the water-soluble | | | | Minerals like calcium, manganese,magnesium, |
| vitamins. Vitamins like thiamine, cyanocobalamin | | | | copper, zinc, iron should be emphasized more in |
| and pyridoxine are vital for the functioning of the | | | | addition to sodium and potassium. Zinc is related |
| nervous system. A deficiency of vitamin A can | | | | to skin health, potassium is related to muscle |
| cause night blindness and skin lesions while a lack | | | | health and calcium with phosphorus are related to |
| of vitamin D leads to the softening and weakening | | | | the bone health. |
| of the bones. | | | | However, if you are in the habit of feeding your |
| Be careful however when giving your dog | | | | dog with meat and lots of vegetables, you can |
| vitamins lest you give them too much. Vitamin A | | | | reduce the quantity of supplements you give your |
| toxicities may occur if you feed your dog | | | | pet. The reason is that vegetables are rich in |
| excessive amounts of vitamin A. Hence, give | | | | these supplements already. |
| cognizance of this while giving your pet vitamins. | | | | So endeavor today to give your dog vitamin and |
| Cod liver oil is a great source of vitamin A. | | | | mineral supplements regularly for strong immunity, |
| Your dogs may not presently need vitamins or | | | | strong bones and healthy muscles. |
| mineral supplements for them to live long but will | | | | I wish you and your dog the best of health. |
| do so in the long term. Were your pet to become | | | | |