Supplements for a Growing Puppy

Vitamins and minerals are great to add to your puppy's daily diet, but it's a concern as to which one to buy? Well, when MIA was a pup, I saw the K9 Puppy Gold in the APBT Gazetta that the ADBA publishes, so I knew it has to be good.

I bought some, and MIA loved it. The vitamin is a simple powder mix that you add to the puppy's food. It's also good for pregnant and nursing female dogs, as well.

If you're just not sure what vitamin to buy for your puppy, you'll want to consider multi-vitamins that contain Vitamin A, fatty acids, and Vitamin D, but be leery of vitamins that contain Vitamin C, as in puppies, Vitamin C can cause different physical conditions, such as liver disease, kidney disease and several types of bone diseases.

You don't have to supplement your puppy's diet, but no puppy food is going to be 100% full of essential nutrients that your growing puppy needs.  An extra vitamin will help ensure that your puppy is growing with healthy bones, muscle, tissues, and overall immunity.

You can always ask your vet which puppy vitamins he prefers, as there may be something that is better that what you've found to date.

Just remember that you want to look for a multi-vitamin that contains at least 8 essential vitamins (Vitamin A, B-complex, D, and E). You want a multi-vitamin that contains minerals that will balance out your dog's health and diet, as well as a vitamin that your dog will eat without putting up a fight.

A good puppy multi-vitamin will contain zinc, magnesium, calcium, fatty acids, and iron. If you can't find a vitamin that contains everything that you're looking for, you'll want to supplement your dog's diet in some other way. For example, non-fat dried milk is a good source of calcium and liver is a good source of iron.

Growing Puppies

I never really thought about feeding my puppy vitamins and supplements, but then when flipping through an issue of the APBT Gazette, I found an add for K9 Puppy Gold. I had to try it. I recommend the supplement for any and all puppies. My pit bull puppy, MIA, LOVES it.

You can find it at PetCo, Amazon, and K9 Power . I'm sure other petstores and websites carry the supplement as well, these are the only ones that I have seen. Although, I tend to just buy it at PetCo. Never really looked elsewhere.