As a nurse I would just say to be careful about giving too much calcium. If it is given from food the level of calcium is probably fine. Calcium levels are mostly depleted from pups nursing. Calcium levels are a balancing act and both too much or too little can cause major problems.
Too much calcium can cause heart arrythmias (rhythm changes), bradycardia (slowing of the heart rate). Also giving too much calcium when it is not needed can cause the parathyroid to suppress secretion of a hormone that tells the body to release more calcium in the blood stream. This can cause eclampsia or decrease levels of calcium.
With my pregnant Molly I fed her a very good food and late in the pregnancy she was given a multivitamin for her weight. She was also given some goat's milk while she was nursing. |