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02-01-2008, 07:21 AM | #1 |
Slave to My Rug-Rats Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Long Island
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| Egg Shells or Bone Meal (w/Phosphorus) What are your reasons for giving one or the other? I am trying to decide between 2 products: Eggshell Calcium http://www.homevet.com/osc/product_i...products_id=39 Solid Gold Bone Meal http://www.onlynaturalpet.com/produc...al/140033.aspx The Eggshell Calcium boast that it is FREE of Phosphorus - while the bone meal has it? What is Phosphorus and is it needed - Good or Bad? |
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02-01-2008, 07:29 AM | #2 |
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| you need phosphorus.. not sure why the one would have NONE>.. you need a calcium/pho. balance and i think solid gold is superb! |
02-01-2008, 07:34 AM | #3 |
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| I'd go with the Solid Gold.
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02-01-2008, 07:38 AM | #4 |
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| I started this thread a couple weeks ago: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sho...hlight=calcium Ca/Phos have to be balanced (some people just decide not to worry about it but it is supposedly very important). It is typically a 1.2:1 ratio and all the way up to a 2:1 ratio is acceptable. Solid Gold does have one that is balanced but bone meal has had contamination problems in the past, so I think I'd want to use one that is fit for human consumption. KAL bone meal qualifies but I don't think there is any phos in it. Maybe Solid Gold can guarantee that theirs isn't contaminated...I don't know. Here is the dictionary.com link for the phosphorus definition: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/phosphorus
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02-01-2008, 07:40 AM | #5 |
And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI
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| http://www.onlynaturalpet.com/produc...al/140033.aspx It is certified! I think it might be a good choice.
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02-01-2008, 07:41 AM | #6 |
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| Thanks. And yes that was my next question: KAL Bone Meal (Human Grade) I do worry about Pet Grade Stuff http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/store/e...jsp?id=KA-1050 Supplement Facts Serving Size 1 TEASPOON Servings Per Container 37 Amount Per Serving % Daily Value Calcium (From Bone Meal) 1998 Mg 159% IRON (FROM BONE MEAL) 1.9 Mg 11% Phosphorus (FROM BONE MEAL) 1000 Mg 100% MAGNESIUM (FROM BONE MEAL) 51 Mg 13% ZINC (FROM BONE MEAL) 1 Mg 7% COPPER (FROM BONE MEAL) 114 Mcg 6% FLUORIDE (FROM BONE MEAL) 3 Mg N/A* |
02-01-2008, 07:42 AM | #7 | |
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02-01-2008, 07:45 AM | #8 |
And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI
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| You know, I don't know. Even though it is certified it still is made for pets and the regulations aren't going to be as good. Of course any animal supplement will be that way though... I don't think there is a right answer to this.
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02-01-2008, 07:47 AM | #9 |
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| I use the KAL Bone Meal for my two-I buy it at the human health food store.
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02-01-2008, 07:48 AM | #10 |
Slave to My Rug-Rats Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Long Island
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| I know you are right Why does it always have to come to a dead stop ...not fair, these are our babies |
02-01-2008, 07:49 AM | #11 |
And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI
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| I have no idea how to really balance ca/phos but it appears that the one above is about a 2:1 ratio? What is fluoride doing in bone meal?
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02-01-2008, 07:58 AM | #12 | |
And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI
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Okay, I see it accumulates in the bone and tissue of animals...yum I am so tired of toxic chemcials. It is in our meat too then.
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02-01-2008, 07:59 AM | #13 | |
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Why not go with the KAL?
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02-01-2008, 08:11 AM | #14 |
Slave to My Rug-Rats Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Long Island
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| so this is bad |
02-01-2008, 08:12 AM | #15 |
Slave to My Rug-Rats Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Long Island
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| I am ok. I just wish it could be so cut and dry. Yes, we have the KAL already, so I think we will use that |
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