You can use cold pressed olive oil but fish oil is much better for them. Dogs do better with fats from animals not plants.Cinder said:Someone told me a tablespoon of olive oil in their food for their coat...any truth to this?
Thank you very much for that information. Can you get that at PetSmart?Chico.Heidi said:You can use cold pressed olive oil but fish oil is much better for them. Dogs do better with fats from animals not plants.Cinder said:Someone told me a tablespoon of olive oil in their food for their coat...any truth to this?
You can buy fish oil capsules (you don't have to use ones made specifically for dogs) anywhere vitamins/supplemnets are sold (Walmart, grocery stores, etc). I just poke a hole in the capsule and squeeze the oil on their food.Cinder said:Thank you very much for that information. Can you get that at PetSmart?Chico.Heidi said:You can use cold pressed olive oil but fish oil is much better for them. Dogs do better with fats from animals not plants.Cinder said:Someone told me a tablespoon of olive oil in their food for their coat...any truth to this?
I was really happy with the results of the Missing Link (shiny coat, healthy skin, etc.), and it's very inexpensive to buy, but my vet recommended omega fatty acids derived from animals over fatty acids derived from plants to help keep my dogs' immune systems strong.Thor said:Like Leeann.Bella.Remy said, I am going to give fish oil pills instead of Missing Link for the dogs though. They have one day left of another supplement I was giving them, so I will start that this week.
*runs and checks* Nature's Bounty 1,200 mg. The ingredients are herring, anchovy, mackerel, sardine, sprat, and salmon. The dogs get two on days when I remember to give them one at each meal. They get one or none on the other days. :lol:Thor said:What brand/type of fish oil are you using now? I still have decided on what kind to get yet.
That last part was hilarious! :lol:Leeann.Bella.Remy said:*runs and checks* Nature's Bounty 1,200 mg. The ingredients are herring, anchovy, mackerel, sardine, sprat, and salmon. The dogs get two on days when I remember to give them one at each meal. They get one or none on the other days. :lol:
Hehe...I'm probably the most forgetful person I know. It's amazing that I remember to feed my dogs everyday! :lol:Thor said:That last part was hilarious! :lol:Leeann.Bella.Remy said:*runs and checks* Nature's Bounty 1,200 mg. The ingredients are herring, anchovy, mackerel, sardine, sprat, and salmon. The dogs get two on days when I remember to give them one at each meal. They get one or none on the other days. :lol:
Thanks for the info (and I even remembered not to delete the first quote mark this time)!