Ru has a couple of loose incisors, his vet doesn't think they need to come out but recommended I add calcium to his diet. Apparently toy breeds tend to be calcium deficient because even a tiny amount of table food can overload them on phosphorus when they weight less than the average housecat.
The vet said that bone meal was the best source of calcium, but failing that almost anything would work. Eggshells, Rep-Cal, Tums. With birds and reptiles in the house I am highly experienced at cramming calcium into animals.
I can sometimes get nasty horrible grinder cleanings from the meat packing plant, which would be my preferred option, but it's not an item that's available frequently and it would be at least a few weeks and as long as a few months before I could get it. Raw bones would also be a great option if His Tinyness would eat them, but he won't touch poultry and everything else is too big. I am not at all optimistic about getting him to actually chew up and swallow any bone which he is physically capable of consuming.
What do you like to use for calcium in your dog's diet? Any supplements? Brands? Recipes?
The vet said that bone meal was the best source of calcium, but failing that almost anything would work. Eggshells, Rep-Cal, Tums. With birds and reptiles in the house I am highly experienced at cramming calcium into animals.
I can sometimes get nasty horrible grinder cleanings from the meat packing plant, which would be my preferred option, but it's not an item that's available frequently and it would be at least a few weeks and as long as a few months before I could get it. Raw bones would also be a great option if His Tinyness would eat them, but he won't touch poultry and everything else is too big. I am not at all optimistic about getting him to actually chew up and swallow any bone which he is physically capable of consuming.
What do you like to use for calcium in your dog's diet? Any supplements? Brands? Recipes?