What medicine should dogs take for rickets?

The main treatment for dog rickets is vitamin D supplementation, 330,000 to 50,000 units/kg of body weight, injected every 3 to 5 days. Or take vitamin D orally, 50,000 units/kg of body weight, once a day for 7 days. Calcium gluconate injection 0.1 to 0.2 g/kg body weight, intravenous infusion, once a day or once every other day. Dogs need to supplement calcium regularly, which can be done through food supplements, such as bone meal and calcium powder.

Introduction to dog rickets

Dog rickets are a metabolic bone disease, mainly caused by vitamin D deficiency and calcium and phosphorus metabolism disorders. It is a non-inflammatory disease that causes bone tissue dysplasia. disease. Puppies aged 1 to 3 months are prone to this disease. If this symptom occurs in puppies, it is called rickets.

Causes of rickets in dogs

1. The food fed lacks vitamin D or the dog lacks sunlight exposure.
2. The dog’s food lacks calcium and phosphorus minerals, or the proportion of calcium and phosphorus is imbalanced.
3. Dogs suffer from long-term chronic digestive tract dysfunction, such as diarrhea, parasitic diseases, etc., which affect the absorption function of the intestinal mucosa.