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Mineral Deficiency
Mineral deficiency in dogs will lead to a lifetime of growth
disorders. If not quickly addressed continuously and diligently, and to restore
it takes a long time. It is important to note that each of the races and types
of dogs have different mineral needs once.
Large breed requires
more minerals than any other race, for example German shepherd, Great Dane,
boxer, Doberman pincher, Dalmatian, and others. Dogs are mentioned when a
mineral deficiency will develop disorders that can be directly visible, namely
impaired bone growth so crooked legs, swollen joints, rib bumps. If it will be
too late treated permanent disability. Mineral deficiency diseases are common
in dogs, among others; deficiency of calcium and phosphorus, magnesium, ferrum,
cuprum, manganese, Zincum, and iodine.
Deficiency of calcium and phosphorus
When dogs lack of calcium and phosphorus it will display the
following symptoms:
•Suffering from rickets
Abnormal bone growth occurs. Legs will be bent while the
joints swell with an irregular shape. Growth is slow. If the walk will look
stiff. Sometimes back hunchbacked and brittle bones. And walk visible limp.
• Suffer osteomalacia
Bones softened. This happens due to lack of calcium minerals
that the body needs calcium is then taken from the bones which then causes the
bones to become changed shape. Paralysis in the hind legs.
• Suffering from osteoporosis
Bone mineral loss so that it becomes brittle, easily broken,
and smaller size.
• Suffer exclampsia
At first the dog looks shaky then convulsions during
pregnancy or when giving birth and breastfeeding her child.
Calcium deficiency in pregnant while giving birth will
result in time where there will be no cause convulsions, high fever, bulging
eyes, loss of appetite, somewhat unsteadily, while the cold legs, seizures, and
stiff.
