HOW TO KEEP YOUR DOG’S BONES HEALTHY

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HOW TO KEEP YOUR DOGS BONES HEALTHY
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• The food that we give our pets is vital for
  keeping them fit and healthy, and when we feed
  them good, nutritious food, we are helping them
  maintain a strong muscular-skeletal structure,
  helping to keep their organs healthy and
  providing them with everything they need for a
  healthy immune system.
• Lets take a closer look at how you can help to
  keep your pooches bones strong and healthy with a
  nutritious diet
• Bones in a little more detail
• Bones are made up of a combination of minerals
  that help provide structure and hardness, and
  they surround a protein matrix that give bones
  their flexibility.

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• This flexibility enables bones to bend a little
  without breaking when they are put under a normal
  level of pressure.
• Calcium, phosphorous, magnesium, sodium and
  potassium are all present in bones, with the
  major minerals being calcium and phosphorous. The
  rest of the bone tissue is made up almost
  entirely of type 1 collagen, the fibres of which
  give the layers of minerals the support they
  require, to form bone.
• Calcium
• Calcium is abundant as a mineral in a dogs body
  and has many different health related functions.

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• Not only does calcium form the basis for good
  bone growth and regeneration, but it also helps a
  dogs body contract muscles, supports its muscles
  and nerve transmission, and aids in the process
  of blood clotting.
• When your dogs diet doesnt include enough
  calcium, their body will quickly begin to take
  calcium from the bones to make sure that the
  cells can continue to function as they should,
  which can have a devastating effect upon your
  dogs bones. Not only can their bones become weak
  when this happens but being deficient in calcium
  can also make your dog grouchy and anxious, and
  they may experience problems when trying to sleep.

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• However, caution must be taken when giving
  calcium to your dog, since too much in their
  system can cause similar problems, too. Finding a
  balance between the levels of calcium and
  phosphorous in your dogs food is vital, and you
  will find that most pre-prepared food will give
  you this.
• Magnesium
• Healthy bones are given a boost with magnesium,
  which helps your dogs body to absorb and retain
  calcium. Magnesium also helps give support to a
  dogs central nervous system and cardiovascular
  health and helps the body to convert calcium in
  the blood into a form that can be use for muscle
  growth and nerve function.

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• If your dog isnt getting enough magnesium in
  their diet, they can go on to experience problems
  with their nervous system, such as grouchiness
  and anxiety and they may go on to lose their
  overall stamina.
• Phosphorous
• The nervous system is also helped by phosphorous,
  not to mention calcium metabolism, cellular
  repair and aids to digestion.
• Insufficient levels of phosphorous in your pet
  pooches diet can lead to bones becoming weak
  along with pain appearing in joints, and they may
  even begin to experience autonomic issues with
  their nervous system, which may present itself

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• with drooling, and runny eyes and nose.
  Metabolism can also be lowered without sufficient
  phosphorous levels present in the diet, and
  stamina may become reduced as a result.
• If you suspect that your dog may be suffering
  from any kind of nutritional deficiency, or
  simply have concerns about the diet you are
  giving your pet, then you should always seek
  advice from a qualified veterinarian before
  attempting to rectify the problem yourself, or
  changing their diet in any way.

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