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Should I add cottage cheese or yogurt to my pregnant dog's food?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 3 months old | 59 lbs

Can i feed my dog cottage cheese and yogurt or it is enough to feed her the dry food and give her the vitamins my vet told me to give her. Note: te dry food is especially made rof pregnant bitches and after they give birth also. And if there any tips for me to make with her after she give birth in the food or her health please told me

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Answered By Angel Alvarado, LVT

Licensed Veterinary Technician

Published on March 15th, 2018

If she is being fed a quality food for pregnant bitches, she doesn't need to be supplemented with cottage cheese or yogurt. Too much calcium supplementation in a pregnant dog can increase her risk of eclampsia.

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