Main minerals for Pets
Minerals are inorganic elements that can be found on food. Like any human being, animals also need certain minerals in order to achieve a healthy state. This is why we want to provide you with a list of the most important minerals that should be part of a healthy diet for your pet.
Minerals are classified in two groups: macro-minerals and micro-minerals. Macro-minerals work on the balance and equilibrium of the body; they enable the ability of store water on the body, which is a very important function.
On the other hand, Micro-minerals cooperate with some proteins responsible for catalyzing chemical processes in order to control biochemical reactions. Yet, there should be always equilibrium on the supply of minerals, you pet should always receive the necessary dosage of them because an overdose can lead to diseases.
The main minerals your pet needs are:
- Calcium: Its deficiency can cause weakness on bones, while on the other hand, an excess of this element can lead to health problems on kidneys and lameness among other diseases.
- Phosphor: Its deficiency can cause a delay on the development of your pet, lack of shine on hair coat, rickets among other problems. The excess of this element can cause osseous loss, tissues calcification and other diseases.
- Potassium: In this case, the excess of this element is quite unusual; the most common case is the deficiency of this element which generates anorexia, hearth diseases, weight loss, and lethargy among other diseases.
- Sodium: The lack of this element can cause incapacity of balance water inside the body, causing in this way fatigue, exhaustion, hair fall, anorexia and other diseases. The excess of this element produces thirst, itch, constipation, convulsions and it can also lead to death.
- Magnesium: The lack of this element can produce muscular weakness, irritability, convulsions, vomits and other serious diseases. The excess of this element can produce diarrhea, cystitis and paralysis.
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