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Originally Posted by fannie  I've never heard that giving extra calcium will cause them to stop producing it on their own. I will have to research that.
If I have a mama that is full of babies, I supplement with either a little Esbilac or fat free cottage cheese during the last week of her pregnancy. I prefer the fat free cottage cheese because it doesn't have the fat that Esbilac has. I keep feeding it for atleast the first 2 weeks after delivery as well. Depending on how the bitch is doing and how many puppies she is feeding. |
here you go....
"Calcium supplementation may be tempting but is not a good idea. As long as the expectant mother is on a quality diet, supplementation is unnecessary. Further, supplementation can suppress her natural calcium releasing hormones so that when she really needs extra calcium during nursing, she will not have the proper hormone balance to get it. This can create a very dangerous situation which could easily be avoided by avoiding supplementation of calcium."