Okay, how and why would be my first question. How do you know that your dog has too much calcium in her blood, why are you looking for low calcium diets and if you're consulting a veterinarian, why didn't the veterinarian give you an appropriate diet for her?

The problem with answering this question is that there's a delicate balance between calcium and phosphorus. Muck with it and get the calcium levels wrong and you can cause eclampsia, which is a low calcium condition that dogs can suffer, especially lactating females, that is life threatening. (Small dogs tend to suffer from this most often, btw). Even if a dog does not suffer from eclampsia, if the ratios are wrong, the body will pull calcium from the bones and weaken the dog with something similar to osteoporosis.

My recommendation is to contact a veterinary nutritionist (contact a veterinary university or ask your vet for recommendations) and let them analyze the blood tests to come up with a balanced diet for your dog.

Good luck!
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I am Margaret H. Bonham, pet expert and author of 30 books.


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