Vitamin Supplements?
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Vitamin Supplements?
Does anyone give their dog/s a multivitamin supplement with their food? I've been making a stronger effort at giving the girls more "people food," so that almost half of what they eat is now from our own refrigerator/crisper, pantry, etc. I saw some bottles of dog vitamins at the store the other morning, and it got me thinking, wondering if any of you who feed raw give supplements, and hoping I am giving the girls an adequate balance of all of the nutrients they need. (On the other hand, I did successfully raise two humans from birth to adolescence, and they've thrived, so maybe I need to give myself more credit?)
I don't.
You should indeed give yourself due credit
Elderly animals sometimes benefit from supplements, as they don't always process their food so well, but otherwise as long as a good variety is fed, there is not normally any need.
You should indeed give yourself due credit
Elderly animals sometimes benefit from supplements, as they don't always process their food so well, but otherwise as long as a good variety is fed, there is not normally any need.
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Most of the time if you feed a well balanced dog food or put together a well balanced feeding like fresh veggies, fruits if they will eat them, you really don't need a multi vitamin. I do also buy fish oil caps from Costco for them and for me and I put vitamin E oil on their kibble. There is a product I get from my holistic vet called Transfer factor, it comes in powder form and I sprinkle it on her yogurt. she will lick it off a plate if I am out of something to put it on. I give this to Maia only because she has a poor immune system, don't ask, it just makes me mad to think about it.
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