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VitaHound Daily Supplement

Staff — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 07:55:28 +0000

Nature intended our dogs to be STRONG and ENERGETIC animals, biologically designed to be vigorous carnivores. VitaHound’s Daily Supplement allows the modern canine diet to fulfill nature’s intention. Our staff’s unparalleled research in canine nutrition has created the ultimate formulation. Your dog will develop a vigorous digestive system which is the bases for a canine’s overall health. The immediate boost of nutrients in your dog’s body will have them in top shape.

Reported Benefits:

Ultra Healthy Function of Digestive System
Reduce Excessive Shedding & Smelly Odor
Alleviate Allergies
Relieves Itching & Scratching
Restore Skin and Coat to Healthy Condition

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Dog Digestive Wellness

Staff — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 03:56:43 +0000

Dog health on average shares a lot of commonality with the average human. However nearly all dogs contain the capacity for peak physical health while only a certain percentage of people are able to obtain this relative high level of health. Domineering strength, forceful immune system and physical endurance are all part of dogs natural biology. Dog health is rooted in the vitality of their digestive system or gastro intestinal tract (GI); their bodies are highly responsive to the nutrients assimilated when feed highly nutritional food. Nutrients provide a animals cells the necessary matter to function as the bases of all life. A dog’s GI must break down food into molecules small enough to enter cells the make up the blood stream. Dogs and humans GI systems function very differently, therefore owners attempting to improve their dogs health via their diet need to appreciate a canines benefit form different diets than humans. Many hounds are unable to adequately digest their foods, this cause incomplete absorption of life giving nutrients. When a dog’s food is not completely digested the metabolic process known as fermentation is set in motion. Fermentation releases toxins into a dogs cells and bloodstream causing them to become lethargic and overtime leads to chronic disease as the health of a dogs organs begin to fail.

Dog Vitamins

Staff — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 05:33:41 +0000

It has now been 90 years since it was observed that dog vitamins deficiencies could cause health problems just as it does in humans. Although in general dogs require low concentrations of vitamins they are still essential to good health. They are actually classified as micronutrients because compared carbohydrates, proteins, fats, and water the body needs them in relatively small amounts. One important fact about the majority of vitamins cannot be synthesized by the body so they must be provided with food or if necessary dog supplements.

Vitamins are organic substances that regulate the metabolism and assist the bio-chemical processes that allow basic cells to grow, reproduce, and remain healthy. Depending on the particular vitamin they are sometimes the catalyst or just a partner working with essential chemicals (enzymes) help make sure the process is carried out correctly in the body.

There are 13 identified vitamins. They are generally classified based on their solvability which determines how they are stored by the body. The classifications are fat or water. Vitamins A, D, E, and K are fat soluble and vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B9, B12, and C are water soluble.

The fat soluble vitamins are stored mostly in the liver and somewhat in fatty tissue which is the same way the body deals with dietary fats. As excesses build up they are normally excreted through the feces. Since this class of vitamins is stored by the body many deficiencies develop slowly. But if proper diet is not maintained or supplemented your dog’s health is eventually adversely affected. One must be careful with trying to control these vitamins since the body can build up toxic levels that also either adversely affect the health or counter the good effects of the vitamins themselves.

The vitamins that are solvent in water are stored by the body in only small amounts usually not longer than a day and sometimes for as little as 4 hours. They are usually absorbed by the body in the small intestine with the excess simply expelled in the urine. Vitamin B12 is an exception in that the body can actually store up to five years of its need. With this class of vitamins it is important that your dog is provided a healthy diet or supplements that supply the daily requirements. Also since the body does not store these vitamins it is much less likely that toxic levels are reached.

The following table contains useful information on the 13 vitamins:

Generic	Chemical	Solubility	Dietary	Function	Toxin
Name	Name	Class	Dosage	Disease	Symptom
Vitamin A	Retinol, Retinal,	Fat	350ug	Night-Blindness	Liver problems, osteoporosis, skin
	Retinoid			Dry Cornea	discoloration, hair loss, excessive
	Carotenoid				skin dryness/peeling
Vitamin B1	Thiamine	Water	0.5mg	Beriberi	Drowsiness or muscle relaxation with
					large doses
Vitamin B2	Riboflavin	Water	1 mg	Ariboflavinosis
Vitamin B3	Niacin	Water	4 mg	Pellagra	Liver damage
Vitamin B5	Pantothenic	Water	4 mg	Paresthesia	Diarrhea, nausea
	Acid			(pins and needles)	heartburn
Vitamin B6	Pyridoxine	Water	.4 mg	Anemia	Nerve damage
Vitamin B7	Biotin	Water	30 ug	Deratitis	None Known
				enteritis
Vitamin B9	Folic Acid	Water	400 ug	Birth defects	Low risk other than hiding B12
					deficiency
Vitamin B12	Cyanocobalamin	Water	2 ug	Megaloblastic anemia	None
Vitamin C	Ascorbic Acid	Water	490 mg	Scurvy	Low risk
Vitamin D	Ergocalciferol	Fat	3 ug	Rickets Osteomalacia	Low risk
	Cholecalciferol
Vitamin E	Tocopherols	Fat	8 mg	Extreme low risk of	Low risk
	Tocotrienols			deficiency
Vitamin K	Phylloquinone	Fat	100 ug	Bleeding diathesis	Liver damage
	Menaquinones

Probiotics

Staff — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:39:23 +0000

Probiotics are defined as live microorganisms thought to be healthy for the host organism. An animals gastrointestinal tract or gut naturally contains numerous bacteria that assist the body in numerous physiological functions. Animals begin life with a sterol gut and begin obtaining the various bacteria that live in the large intestine at birth, as the body develops it populates the large intestine with the optimal types and levels of bacteria needed to be healthy. Because several factors effect the bodies ability to maintain optimal levels of bacteria the use of probiotics is a highly effective method of re populating the body with healthy bacteria.