This video will show you how to replace bones with safer options. This is part of the Raw Dog Food Unlocked course.
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The reason you need to add a calcium supplement to your dog's meals is that a meat only diet would only give your dog phosphorus. So your job is to replace the calcium and other minerals found in bones - including phosphorus and magnesium. While meat is all phosphorus, bone contains a ratio of about 2 parts calcium for every part phosphorus.
Now there's one really important point I need to make before we look at calcium supplements. You'll see that the requirements for calcium and phosphorus are the amount needed per 1,000 calories of food. This is important … because if you feed your dog a fattier diet, it will contain more calories. So a food that contains more calories would need more calcium, phosphorus and magnesium overall. But as you're about to find out … most calcium supplements don't work for high fat, high calorie diets. So I can't give you a simple guide like "feed this much egg shell per pound of food." That would be dangerous for your dog. Don't worry, this will make more sense as we go … so let's get started.
The first calcium supplement I want to look at is egg shells. This is the supplement most raw feeders use but there's a problem with them … they only contain calcium - there's no phosphorus and no magnesium. On the other hand, real bones contain all three minerals. So why are egg shells a problem? Well, you can see that lack of phosphorus in egg shells means that if you're feeding anything more than 10% fat, there won't be enough phosphorus in the diet. And, the Ca to P ratio is way out of whack … ideally, you would want a ratio of about 1.1:1, which is what you would get with real bones or a commercially prepared raw diet. So you CAN feed eggshells as long as your diet contains no more than 10% fat. But for puppies and pregnant moms, you can't use egg shells. There's not enough phosphorus to meet their mineral requirements. So the bottom line on egg shells is, they're not a good source of calcium for any dog but you can get away with them if the diet is less than 10% fat. In this case, add 1 teaspoon per pound of food. And don't forget, this includes any oils you add to your dog's meals. By the way, let me know in the comments if this is helpful and if you want more of this content. It's important to build a raw diet the right way and I"m here to help you.
So next, let's look at coral calcium - and seaweed calcium is similar although it has a bit more phosphorus and magnesium. Now like egg shells, coral calcium is really high in calcium but relatively low in phosphorus. And once again, you can see that if your dog's food is more than 10% fat, he won't be getting enough phosphorus. And for puppies and pregnant moms, you just can't get enough phosphorus to balance out the calcium they need. So you can give coral and seaweed calcium to adult dogs only - but only if the diet is 10% fat or less. Add 3/4 to a teaspoon per pound of food.
Now last, I want to look at bone meal as a calcium supplement. Bone meal is just bone that's been dried, either with or without heat. To be honest, even heated bone meal is OK because minerals are really resistant to heating … but there are lots of brands of bone meal that are dried without heat. If we look at bone meal for adult dog diets, now you'll see that we can use if with any amount of fat. And the Ca:Ph ratio is right where we want it to be. And this is because, like real bone, bone meal contains all the minerals your dog needs to work with calcium, not just calcium. For adult dogs, feed about 2 tsp per pound of food. Now what about puppies and pregnant moms? Once agin, bone meal works. In fact, bone meal is the only calcium supplement that works for growth and reproduction - unless you want to give your dog a chemical source of calcium. Now, for growth and reproduction, you do need to adjust the amount based on the amount of fat. If you have a question or you need any help with your dog's diet, just leave a comment below and I'm happy to help you out.
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