Adults with gray hair no doubt remember this, but young people might think it’s a lie. But strictly speaking, in the 90s, many dogs’ excrement was white in color. What was it for? Science has the answer.
In those years the sidewalks of the cities were full of dog poop, since there was practically none Habit of picking up feces.
Just remember to remember that you had to walk looking forward, of course, but always looking sideways at the ground to avoid the remains of faecal matter.
Science explains white dog poop
The answer, as many surely imagine, is not a great mystery of science, far from it.
According to experts, it is due to the diet given to the animals a few decades ago to man’s best friend.
At that time, dogs were given food “dipped” in calcium-rich meat-and-bone meal.
This mineral is good for dogs, but there’s a limit to how much it can be processed…and how it’s processed alters its absorption capacity, they say according to a publication by IFLSciencethat spreads gizmode.
It has to do with people who take too many vitamin supplements and end up producing strange colored urine. On the other hand, dogs that get too much calcium sometimes simply excrete it through the anus.
In any case, that whitish result wasn’t revealed until left out in the sun for some time.
As the water evaporated, the calcium stuck to it, leaving a strange pile of white dog feces covered in a mineral layer.
Poop alert today
The change in power supply has meant that today we don’t see sidewalks with white balls, like we did decades ago.
The research concludes that the increased volume of commercial pet foods with cheap bone meal isn’t the best option.
Therefore, fewer dogs are reaching the hard-to-digest calcium surplus they had before the turn of the millennium.
In addition, specialists also indicate that if your dog starts to defecate “emptily”, it must be done be vigilant.
The hypercalcemia or an excess of calcium can occur and is toxictherefore it is convenient to try to maintain the calcium levels in the diet in the adequate amount and, in case you notice something strange, go to the vet.
Source: Clarin
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