Liquid Vitamins And Minerals

Liquid vitamins and minerals for dogs can go along way in helping the lifestyle of your best friend. Your dog is part of your family and a very trusted friend. The correct vitamins for your best friend as well as the correct minerals will help to ensure their life span and overall health and happiness.

Vitamins will help at any age and will benefit in conjunction with their normal food much like you would. Vitamins are required for bone growth, good vision, and for your dog’s metabolism and minerals are essential for strong bones and teeth. Supplements cannot make up for the poor quality of foods, or insure proper training and conditioning, yet they are a necessity for your dog to be healthy and strong. Supplements are just what they say they are; supplements or additions to help get the most out of the food for your dog.

Does your dog need vitamins and minerals? Will they benefit from them? The answer is yes.

Just like you and me, your dog will have difficulty swallowing pills, especially the larger vitamin pills, and will most likely not like the taste of them. If your dog is under the stresses of hard training, or is very active, they will need these important supplements to maintain that regime and vitamins and minerals should be part of this regime.

As for specifics, there are several vitamins and minerals that have been found to greatly enhance your dog’s health.

Vitamin B12, if given correctly as a supplement, improves your dog’s appetite. Vitamin C, in moderate doses, benefits is several ways including maintenance of the immune system and helping in fighting off infections; especially viral infections. It is also helpful to your dog’s skin. Vitamin C and D work together in a dog to make collagen, a substance that strengthens their tendons and ligaments, and all dogs need vitamin C. Vitamin E has proven beneficial in two key areas. The first is helping to maintain good footpads and the second is as a mild anti-inflammation.

Chromium supplements have been found to be a benefit for several diseases of the digestive system, both in treatment and prevention, as it can stabilize blood sugar levels. Selenium, another mineral, is also very effective at building the immune system and keeps it functioning properly. Nutritional supplements are critical to their health and many vitamins and mineral supplements are tailored specifically for canines.

Glucosamine and chondroitin is also a supplement that has a proven value for your dog if given in combination. Derived from shellfish, this supplement appears to increase the viscosity and volume of synovium, which is joint fluid. This acts as a protective mechanism for the joint surfaces. The largest benefits of this will come from starting it in young dogs, around 2 years old, and than keep them on it.

Liquid supplements are much easier to administer and much more effective if the absorption process. The affects of glucosamine on the older canine appears to be the same, but if the older dog has already had some arthritic changes, the preventive benefits would not be as strong as if glucosamine had been used from a young age. However, the liquid vitamin supplement is still recommended. Glucosamine, calcium, and manganese all work to help the joints of a dog from deteriorating and strengthen overall bone health.

These elements keep younger dogs healthier and minimize the chances of bone and joint discomfort during strenuous play and activities. How your dog is protected properly lies in your hands as owner, and the benefits that these supplements can bring to your best friend may be a longer and much healthier life.

I am an avid lover of pets and my wife and I have had several pets throughout our years. We are especially fond of dogs, and we have a 12 year old Dalmatian (our 3rd) and a “mutt” that we rescued when someone threw him away to die in a vacant field.
He found us, nearly starved to death, and weighed about 2 pounds.
After severe bouts of mange and severe dehydration, and over 1,000.00 in veterinarian bills, we saved the little guys life, and he is one of the best, if not the best, dogs we have ever had and today is a muscular, fit, and firm 70 pound best friend.
After finishing my MBA, which at middle age was not easy, I decided to keep the research work ethics that I acquired, and devote about two hours each night in understanding the health benefits of supplementation for both humans and pets and how they might strengthen our, as well as our pets, immune system in a pre-emptive approach to health rather than a reactionary approach.
Both of my daughters are avid cat lovers, and asked me to help them with health concerns and challenges with their cats.
I am not a veterinarian nor claim to be, just a lover of pets that loves to research and pass on some knowledge that might be helpful, or at least stimulating to the thought process.
Several of the articles that I have written can be found on my website;
Liquid Vitamns & Minerals for Humans & Pets
http://www.liquid-vitamins-minerals-humans-pets.com/

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