Rickets
is a disease of adolescent dogs, in which abnormal calcium-phosphorus
turnover combined with a lack of vitamin D. The disease is severe and
unpleasant, at best, will leave the dog bowlegged for life, and at worst
would destroy the bone his body ..
Rickets
is a disease of adolescent dogs, in which abnormal calcium-phosphorus
turnover combined with a lack of vitamin D. The disease is severe and
unpleasant, at best, will leave the dog bowlegged for life, and at worst
would destroy the bone structure. Animals
suffering from rickets does not occur in the wild because they
instinctively use sunlight needed for the absorption of vitamin D. The
apartments, however, enter a little light, and often feeding the little
dog is wrong - give him foods low in vitamins and calcium. Already
during pregnancy is necessary to ensure food pylnotsenno saturation of
the body of the female dog with vitamins and minerals. After viewing newborn puppies should not be exposed often the impact of the sun. Of
large breeds have to be given extra calcium, they may obtain it from
the shells of eggs, boil some eggs, shelled and take them to powder and
pour a little in the dog's food.
Symptoms:
Initially there is depraved appetite (eating dog feces, trash, earth),
nibble on plaster, zalezhavane, dog walking difficulty and wrong. Limbs are gradually distorted by extracting X or O-shape. Sta-Witte swell. Spine is curved. Start and dental problems.
Method
of treatment: In the initial stage of the disease is sufficient in the
diet to include foods high in calcium and phosphorus (brittle bones,
fish, dairy products, egg shells), fish oil, vitamin E. expose each
puppy day
in the sun - so they take the most natural way vitamin E. In advanced
stadiiy is treated with a range of products high in calcium, vitamin D,
phosphorus, and is irradiated with a quartz lamp as scheduled.
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