Do puppies need supplements for weight, strong bones, or joints?

It is never recommended to give puppies multi vitamins and calcium supplements. This will affect Fang's growth adversely, and it is not needed. A good quality puppy food will provide all the nutrients he needs. I also advise again feeding him Orijen. It's grain free, and vets are seeing a link between dogs developing dilated cardiomyopathy who are on grain free diets. The FDA is now investigating that link. Grain free food is a fad, grains are actually good for dogs. I'd feed him a puppy food from brands such as Royal Canin, Hill's Science Diet, Purina ProPlan, or Iams. I hope this helps!

I would say Pedigree is the best for Zara. Be sure to feed her a puppy formulated food, as puppies need higher amounts of calcium, protein, and calories than adult dogs. A puppy food will provide that for it, as well as all the nutrients she needs to grow correctly and be healthy. She does NOT need any medicines, her puppy food will give her what she needs. Adding additional medications with her food can abnormally affect her growth, i.e. too much calcium leads to bone growth abnormalities. As for weight, each puppy grows differently even within a breed, so it's not really possible to say her perfect bodyweight. At four months of age, she should be roughly half of her adult weight, and female German Shepherds can weigh between 48.5-70.5 pounds when fully grown. I hope this helps!

If he is eating a good quality large breed puppy food, he should not need vitamin supplementation. If you want to give him one, you can't go wrong with Pet Tabs ( https://www.zoetisus.com/products/dogs/pet-tabs.aspx ). A joint supplement, such as Cosequin ( https://www.cosequin.com/ ) or Dasuquin ( https://www.dasuquin.com/en/products/ ), can also be started. Additionally, keep Brandy lean and active.

I would caution against giving too many supplements. The calcium supplement is definitely not needed. Research has shown that over-supplementation of calcium in puppies leads to bone abnormalities. The multi-vitamin also may not be needed. In fact, if your puppy is placed on a higher quality dog food (besides the Pedigree), you won't need any supplements at all. I would highly suggest slowly transitioning Roonie to high quality food such as: Royal Canin, Wellness, Merrick, Hill's Science diet, etc. The dewormer you selected is the standard one that we start every puppy on, so you are on the right track there because it covers roundworms and hookworms. The Drontal plus covers a few more worms: whipworms and tapeworms. So it is warranted to give if you have suspicions or proof that Roonie is infected with these worms. You will see tapeworms if they were present, because they are visible with the naked eye and look like tiny fried rice when dried. You won't see whipworms, but the stool would be a little soft if present. Although, it won't hurt if you just wanted to give it to make sure you cover most parasites that Roonie could be infected with. However we always encourage you to just get Roonie's fecal tested by your vet so that you know for sure what, if any, parasites are present.

Puppies at this age should not be given supplements, as too many vitamins and too much calcium is detrimental to her health and growth. She will be getting all the nutrients she needs from her Royal Canin, which is an excellent puppy food. I would continue feeding her the Royal Canin puppy food, and not give her the homemade diet. The only food she needs is her puppy food, and the homemade diet may make her gain too much weight. You can start giving her the MyBeau supplements when she is a year old and eating an adult food.

Please just used a balanced diet made for puppies. All those supplements are not good for a growing puppy. Those should only be fed as an adult and only if needed. If you feed a well-balanced, high quality diet like Royal Canin he should not need any supplements. Using those in a puppy is asking for trouble. I am assuming you mean Royal Canin for rc? You should use the feeding instructions on the bag. I would recommend the medium breed puppy. This website should help answer your questions. Best wishes! ( https://www.royalcanin.com/us/dogs/puppy/puppyhood )

Great questions! L needs a puppy formulated food, and brands I recommend include Royal Canin, Hill's Science Diet, Purina ProPlan, and Iams. No supplements are needed, the puppy food will provide everything he needs.