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
Some recent pet items in Vitamin D Life as of Feb 2018
- Atopic dermatitis treated by Vitamin D (in dogs too) - RCT Feb 2018
- Dogs, like humans, need vitamin D for many reasons – Jan 2018
- Dogs with Cancer have low vitamin D, same as humans – Sept 2017
- Vitamin D binding protein restricts Vitamin D in blood getting to horses (as well as humans) – June 2017
- Animals get a lot more vitamin D than minimum recommended for humans – 2016
- Companion animals (dog, cats) need vitamin D too – March 2016
- Cats with feline HIV and hospitalized cats have low levels of vitamin D – Nov 2015
- Dog Cancer 4X more likely if low Vitamin D – Nov 2015
- Vitamin D is great for dogs too
- Hospitalized cats 8X more likely to die if low vitamin D (Vit. D helps humans too) – May 2015
- Dog Cancer (hemangiosarcoma) is rare if more than 100 ng of vitamin D – July 2014
- Chinchillas are another furry animal which makes vitamin D from UVB – May 2014
- Health and Light - Ott 1973 zoos turned into maternity wards when full spectrum lamps were added
- Vitamin D bulb for use in the home - or perhaps office and for pets
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