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Originally posted by brlan90
I had one with it but I did the cod liver oil n he come right out of it in bout two weeks n I’ve noticed guys say switch off puppy food but also puppies need the protein n fat so what I’m gettin at is don’t feed puppies puppy food just feed em a regular feed like a 20/10 or a maintenance feed am I gettin that correct?
Without vitamin D the body cannot absorb the calcium and phosphorus needed for strong bone growth. Think of bones staying soft and flexible as opposed to strong and hardened. It is not typically a diet issue (puppy food vs adult formula) as most have adequate calcium and puppy feed usually has more than adult varieties. It doesn't matter how much calcium is in the food if the pup doesn't have adequate amounts of vitamin D present to absorb it and convert to growth. The reason the cod liver oil helped your pup is it added the the vitamin D through omega 3's the pup needed to absorb the calcium and phosphorus in it's food.
You will see rickets even though fairly rare more often in pups that have been whelped and raised in indoor areas. As I stated in an earlier post vitamin D is naturally made in the skin from exposure to sunlight.
If dogs are like humans, and in most other cases they are, there could be a very few that could develope rickets from an underlying disease or illness that would prevent proper absorption of vitamins available in the diet.
In humans rickets it is more common in dark skin people I've been curious if it is more prevalent in dark dogs.
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