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What is anemia? It is a serious condition caused by red blood cell loss. Lack of iron in the diet is usually the culprit. However with animals, anemia is usually caused by parasitic worms or fleas that feed on blood and tissues. On occasion, it can also be caused by a toxicity from exposure to certain drugs.

Find The Cause First

Is it possible that your dog has anemia? Symptoms to watch for are pale or white gums, signs of weakness and a fast pulse.

The first step in reversing this condition is to remove the cause. If your dog has fleas or intestinal parasites, start on a program to rid your pet of these pests as soon as possible.

Is your dog on any medications? Just like people, certain drugs can cause side-effects, such as anemia. If you suspect that this may be the cause of your dog's anemia, you will need to consult your veterinarian about switching your pet to a new medication.

Treatment For Canine Anemia

The good news is that anemia is a condition that can easily be treated by providing your dog with a diet rich in iron, protein and vitamin B12. Here are some especially iron-rich foods and supplements that should boost the growth of his red blood cells:

1. Beef liver is rich in iron, protein, B complex, and B12. It's one of the best ways of supplementing your pet's diet with iron.

2. Kelp powder is another good choice to add to your dog's food, as it contains iodine and other trace minerals.

3. Dark green vegetables contain a good source of iron as well. Just be careful about feeding too much gassy vegetables such as broccoli.

4. Vitamin B12 along with nutritional yeast can offer many of the same benefits as liver, although a natural food source is always a better pick. However, if you just can't stand the thought of cutting up liver chunks for your pet, this is a good alternative.

5. Providing Vitamin C (between 500 mgs to 2000 mgs per day, depending on your dog's size) along with 200 mg to 400 mg of Vitamin E helps with the absorption of iron within the intestinal tract. This combination is also a very good antioxidant. Give one Vitamin E a day, but divide up the dosage of Vitamin C to 3 times a day. Vitamin C is water soluble which means that it is quickly absorbed by the body. It needs to be replenished throughout the day to be most effective.

Be sure to check with your veterinarian if you believe your pooch has the signs of anemia. Get proper blood tests done to rule out any other possible problems or causes as well. Following the above dietary recommendations should help get your dog back to replenishing and increasing his or her red blood cells once more.

Anytime the Vikings beat the Green Bay Packers there's cause for celebration. Even though the Vikings looked awful for half the game they still looked much better then their arch rival Green Bay Packers.

The Vikings finally scored an offensive touchdown after over 138 minutes of game time.The Monday Night Footbal crew of John Madden and Al Michaels jumped on the Vikings bandwagon and started complimenting the play of Brad Johnson.

No offense to Johnson but his play has only been adequate.I guess you could say that Johnson is not making stupid mistakes like throwing many interceptions but he's not going out and throwing touchdowns either.Throwing two touchdown passes in his three starts is not good at all.

The defense has played much better in the last two games. They're not only making interceptions but they're scoring touchdowns off those interceptions.

While some might say that the Vikings only beat a team coming into the game with a 2-8 record, they beat the Packers at Lambaugh, on the road, on grass and on the road.The Vikings should be happy with the result but needs to correct the mistakes that they're still making.

It was really awesome to see the Lambaugh crowd in such sad spirits. The cocky bunch got what they deserved. I think that they're some of the most obnoxious fans in the NFL.

One Green Bay fan had a sign that showed purple Turkeys in reference to the Vikings and their fans. The problem is that the fan spelled Turkeys as Turkies.This illiterate person should spend more time in the classroom and less time at the bar...just kidding.

Brett Favre looked like melted Wisconsin cheese, once again. He didn't look like the so called future Hall of Famer. He looked like an amateur.Favre has done some great things on the football field in the past but he's also had some awful games as well.Favre currently leads the NFL with 17 interceptions.

The Vikings swept the season series this year, leaving cheeseheads to ponder what went wrong this year. The Vikings have won their last two games at Lambaugh and the stadium is starting to feel like the Vikings home away from home.The way the Vikings won both their games against Green Bay was amazing.They won both games on last minute field goals by Paul "I can't kick a 30 yard filed goal but I sure can kick a 40 yard game winner" Edinger.

I guess the bright spot for the Packers is that they're almost guaranteed a good draft pick.

is that they're almost guaranteed a good draft pick.