Posted by: Renee Claude Lessard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
So I wil assume that zinc is a male supplement as it is for saw palmetto.
Thanks for the explanation. Would you supplement zinc to neutered male too?
Renee Claude
marianne ituralde wrote:
> Posted by: marianne ituralde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > Would you please explain to me why you are supplementing with zinc? If I
> > remember right, your dogs are BARFing, right?
> >
>
> Renee Claude,
>
> >From "Grow your Pups With bones":
> page 50
> "Without adequate levels of zinc and a good quality protein, the vitamin
> "A" cannot be released from the liver to perform it's many functions."
> page 62
> "Zinc is a nutrient which ensures that your male dog is fertile. ...
> The zinc will not only help with sex drive, it also ensures there are
> plenty of healthy sperm."
> page 63
> " Even if that zinc deficient diet had all the necessary EFA's, the high
> quality protein and the missing vitamins added to it, the lack of zinc
> would still result in a complete and irreversible lack of sperm
> production in any dog raised on it" ( his bold, not mine )
>
> >From "The Nature of Animal Healing"
> page 242
> "Generally, the mineral zinc and the herb saw palmetto are well known to
> aid in prostrate problems, and are contained in the afore mentioned
> products"
>
> I have a house full of male dogs and one spayed female. To ensure their
> ability to breed and to stay healthy I give 1- 50 mg tablet every other
> day or so. Dr. B recommends that a 20 mg tablet is good for a small dog,
> so I figure that 50mgs won't hurt. Most of the foods that contain a high
> zinc content are things my dogs don't like. So by supplementing the zinc
> I can be assured of them getting enough.
>
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