Butterfly dog (details)
No, dogs also need to supplement trace elements, but dogs should pay attention to the problem of excessive trace elements for dogs. Generally, family owners who feed their dogs with dog food don't have to worry about this problem. For owners who often feed their dogs with homemade dog food, they should pay attention. Trace elements needed by dogs can be supplemented in the following foods. < br> First, meat: < /strong > They are good sources of iron and zinc, and trace elements such as copper, manganese and selenium are also abundant. Most importantly, meat contains heme iron. It's best to give dogs lean meat, chicken, etc. As for meat bones, if it's a small or medium-sized dog, try to avoid eating fine bones such as chicken and sheep, so as to avoid broken bones scratching the body. < br> Second, aquatic products: < /strong > Aquatic products are a good source of almost all trace elements, especially iodine and selenium in seafood. If you want to eat fish and meat, you should pick out the thorns. If very careful parents don't want to give fish, they can make up for it with beans and coarse grains. < br> III. Nuts: < /strong > Among plant foods, nuts can be regarded as a treasure house of trace elements. Walnut, hazelnut, sesame, peanut and melon seeds are rich in zinc, iron, manganese, selenium and other elements. Dogs can't eat too much, because nuts have too many calories, which is different from people. < br> IV. Beans: < /strong > The trace elements in beans are actually quite rich. Although they are not as good as nuts, they are much more than rice flour, but their calories are much lower. Disadvantages: The main problem of beans is the low absorption rate of trace elements, because there are more "phytic acid" in them, which will hinder the absorption of minerals. < br> Fifth, coarse grains: < /strong > Many experienced parents know that eating coarse grains once in a while is really good for dogs, which is why it is often heard that so-and-so mother steamed nutritious steamed buns for her baby dog. Dogs can eat coarse grains such as corn flour, oatmeal and millet flour. If it is human, the darker the coarse grains, the better, but this is not the case for dogs. The darker the color, the less they eat. < br> VI. Vegetables: < /strong > Vegetables have too much water, so it seems that the content of trace elements is relatively low. In fact, if calculated according to the dry weight, the nutrients are very rich. They can not only provide a lot of elements such as potassium and magnesium, but also some elements such as iron, zinc, manganese and selenium.