| What Are The Essential Nutrients And Vitamins For | | | | Vitamin |
| Dogs | | | | Vitamins and minerals are necessary for proper |
| | | | absorption of fats and carbohydrates. Many dogs |
| There are a lot of vitamins and nutrients dogs need | | | | may need vitamin or mineral supplementsall their lives. |
| and do not get in dog food. Vitamins and nutrients | | | | Some dog owners give extra Vitamin C to dogs |
| are very important in a dogs every day diet. It helps | | | | recovering from injury, or if their dog is pregnant. |
| their digestive system, bones, coat, skin and their all | | | | Minerals: are essential for bone formation, muscle |
| around health and demeanor. Vitamins are divided into | | | | metabolism, fluid balance, and nervous system |
| 2 types water soluble andfat soluble. Water soluble | | | | function. Calcium and phosphorus: are necessary in |
| vitamins are excreted from the body if they are not | | | | particular ratio for bone formation and strength. An |
| used, where fat soluble vitamins are stored in fatty | | | | imbalance in the ratio will cause bone problems. |
| tissue. Here is a listof all the water soluble and fat | | | | Potassium: is found within tissue cells and is important |
| soluble vitamins your dog need. | | | | in cellular activity; a deficiency causes muscle |
| Water soluble vitamins | | | | weakness and heart and kidney lesions. Sodium: is |
| B-complex vitamins help convert food to energy. | | | | found in fluids outside the tissue cells and performs a |
| Thiamine: is found in fruit, vegetables, and raw fish. | | | | function similar to potassium. Excess sodium has been |
| Riboflavin: is found in organ meats, dairy products. | | | | linked to hypertension. Magnesium: is found in soft |
| Niacin: is found in organ meats, kelp, poultry. | | | | tissue and bone; it interacts with calcium to provide |
| Pantothenic acid: is found in organ meats, fish, sweet | | | | proper heart, muscle, and nervous tissue function. |
| potatoes, cheese. | | | | Deficiency leads to muscle weakness and sometimes |
| Pyridoxine: is found in live, banana, potatoes. | | | | convulsions. Iron: is critical for healthy red blood cells |
| B12 is found in animal protein- liver, organ meats, | | | | and an essential component of some enzymes. Zinc: |
| meat, fish. | | | | is good for skin and coat health, enzyme function, |
| Folic acids: is found in greens, peas, sweet potatoes, | | | | and protein synthesis. Deficiencies lead to poor |
| bean sprouts. | | | | growth, anorexia, and skin lesions. Copper: is |
| Biotin: found in beef liver, eggs, soy bean. | | | | necessary in production of melanin, the pigment that |
| Vitamin C: found in citrus fruits and vegetables. | | | | colors coat and skin, and is linked with iron |
| Fat Soluble vitamins help in vision, clotting of blood, | | | | metabolism. Protein Proteins are chemicals made up |
| bone growth, and cell growth and stability. | | | | of other chemicals known as amino acids. Proteins |
| To much or to little of certain vitamins cause dogs | | | | from meat and meat byproducts are easier to digest |
| problems for example: To much vitamin A can lead to | | | | thanproteins from vegetables. Proteins form the |
| bone disease to little vitamin A causes eye problems. | | | | enzymes that change food into energy as well as the |
| To much vitamin d can cause kidney and lung | | | | hormones that guide various body functions. High |
| problems to little and it can cause rickets. | | | | protein food are recommended for puppies and |
| Vitamin A (Retinol) is found in liver, eggs, greens, | | | | working dogs. |
| yellow/orange vegetables and fruits. | | | | Fats Fats are essential for good health, particularly |
| Vitamin D is found in Sunlight, oily fish, liver. | | | | for the skin. The addition of Omega fatty acids to |
| Vitamin E is found in wheat germ, liver, meat, eggs, | | | | dog diets, can help keep your dogs skin healthy. |
| peas, spinach. | | | | Fats are essential for healthy coat and skin, |
| Vitamin K is found in greens. | | | | reproductive efficiency, and kidney function. |