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VITAMINS AND MINERALS
Your dog needs vitamins and minerals to grow, develop and stay healthy, but balance is key. Some vitamins and minerals work
together in groups, while others enhance or impair the absorption and functioning of another vitamin or mineral. For example, an
excess of iron can cause a deficiency in zinc.Vitamin C helps absorb iron and vitamin D is an essential factor in the regulation of
calcium and phosphorous balance. Here’s what your dog needs…

COPPER - Key for many body processes including
the formation of collagen, bone and
connective tissue

GLUCOSAMINE & CHONDROITIN - Helps
prevent the breakdown of joint cartilage and
provides additional joint support

TAURINE - Can regulate the heartbeat, move
calcium in and out of cells and maintain cell
membrane stability

VITAMIN A - Important for vision, growth,
immune function and foetal development

VITAMIN D3 - Aids skeletal structure, muscle
contraction, blood-clotting, nerve conduction, cell
signalling and phosphorous balance

VITAMIN E - A powerful antioxidant aiding
antibodies in the immune system

ZINC - An essential mineral used by all the
body’s cells