Dog Vitamins
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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...
Read MoreDog Vitamins Purest Forms
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When using supplements to add essential vitamins to your dog’s diet, knowing what substances the supplement is using as a source for the vitamins is important. Vitamins are derived from these substances using a multi level biochemical process that occurs in the intestines and liver. Various digestive problems your dog may have can limit the nutritional value of a vitamin supplement. The closer...
Read MoreB12 – Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin)
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Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin) absorbtion from food is a challenge; many things can go wrong in the process. As vitamin B12 is pulled out of food in the stomach, proteins secreted in the digestive tract, called salivary R-binders, attach to it. Acid in the stomach and pancreatic proteolytic enzymes are needed to release B12 from these binders. In order for B12 to be absorbed through the...
Read MoreB6 – Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)
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Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) is commonly derived from the substance pyridoxine. The most active form of B6 is pyridoxal 5-phosphate, a dog’s liver is responsible for converting the pyridoxine to the active form. Dog vitamins using pyridoxine may be limited in their effectiveness if the dog’s liver is not completely healthy....
Read MoreAspergillus Oryzae (vI-11)
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Aspergillus Oryzae is a beneficial mold known as a protean spore, the substance is a fungal or microbial enzymes and is the most effective digesters of fats, proteins, and carbohydrates and have been found to be about 100 times more effective then other groups of enzymes. The enzyme possesses amylase, unlike humans dogs do not contain this enzyme in their saliva and therefore benefit from dog...
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