Vitamin E Nutrient Guide for Dogs - Printable PDF

Muscle meat, organs, and eggs carry little vitamin E, and adding fish oil raises the amount a diet needs, and the 2013 UC Davis study named vitamin E among the nutrients that came up short in homemade recipes. This 9-page printable guide gives you the AAFCO requirement, the calorie method for working out your dog’s minimum, and real foods ranked so you know why wheat germ oil covers a day in a few grams. It also explains why the right amount depends on the fat in the recipe, not just on calories, and why too much is uncommon and usually comes from supplements.

What’s inside (9 pages):

• Vitamin E basics: what it is, why it matters, and why meat-only diets fall short
• Why your dog needs vitamin E: cell protection, muscles, eyes and nerves, immune system, and reproduction
• How much vitamin E your dog needs, by calories, with a simple table
• Vitamin E and fat: why PUFA raises the need, counting PUFA not oil, mg vs. IU, and storage losses
• Too little vs. too much: muscle weakness and poor fertility on the low end, clotting interference on the high end, and when to ask your vet first
• Where home feeders get vitamin E: wheat germ oil, sunflower oil, sunflower seeds, leafy greens, and supplements
• Vitamin E foods ranked most to least, with mg per 100 g and IU per 100 kcal
• Full chart: every AAFCO-required vitamin and mineral in 7 real foods

What you get: 9-page printable PDF (US Letter) plus PNG images of every page for quick reference on your phone.

Educational only, not a substitute for your veterinarian.