Dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, pet birds, etc need Vitamin D

A sampling from the web

• Rabbits Kept Indoors Could Be Vitamin D Deficient June 2014

• New Study Shows Dogs with Low Vitamin D Are At Risk For Cancer

• Vitamin D (Cholecalciferol) How Much Should My Pet Receive? lots of detail

• Vitamin-D Deficiency In Parrots

• Vitamin D: The Essential Nutrient Your Pet Bird is Likely Seriously Lacking Jan 2010

• The Importance of Sun to Parrots

  • After an UVB light is added they eat better, will try new foods, sleep better, bite less, are less noisy, feathers look more iridescent and bright, sleep better, have an improved diet, display less hormonal behavior, act happier and less depressed

• DSM in Animal Nutrition & Health - Vitamn D - a huge amount of detail

• Vitamin D and Your Pet – Should you Have it Checked?

  • " low levels of Vitamin D in dogs and cats may be associated with the following diseases: Heart Disease, Kidney Disease, Cancer, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Certain Infections"
  • "Can I just supplement my dog or cat with extra Vitamin D instead of testing?" NO

VitaminDWiki - Overview Veterinary and vitamin D contains

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Be Aware

Be aware - Vets often give vitamin D recommendations as IU per pound of FEED, not per pound of BODY WEIGHT

Be aware - No consensus as to which animals can get Vitamin D thru their fur/feathers

Be aware - Many vets are concerned about dogs getting too much Vitamin D.

But recall that many doctors had also been concerned about humans getting > 2,000 IU of vitamin D