Iron supplements

In recipes where iron is to be added, such as for pregnant bitches, can capsules be replaced with blood powder, e.g. from Norsk Dyrehelse? If not, which capsules are safe to give to dogs?

• Yes, that’s fine! Norsk Dyrehelse Blood Powder states 2700 mg iron per kg, i.e. 2.7 mg iron per gram of powder. Blood powder is less concentrated than standard iron supplements, but you just need to check the recipe and convert the figures. Example: 10 mg iron corresponds to approx. 3.7 g blood powder 20 mg iron corresponds to approx. 7.4 g blood powder 35 mg iron corresponds to approx. 13 g blood powder