Cod Liver Oil Question

[cprcheetah]

My hubby's Dr had him get some Cod Liver Oil to use and he couldn't gag it down so we have a brand new bottle of Cod Liver Oil that's only got like 1 thing out of it. The ingredients are: Cod Liver Oil & Natural Mint Flavor, would this be okay to give to my dogs, so it doesn't go to waste?
It has per teaspoon:
462 IU Vit D
EPA 554mg
DHA 369mg

Or does it have too much Vitamin D in it?

[whiteleo]

I believe there was a thread on this awhile back, something about too much something in cod liver oil!

[Unosmom]

Yes, you want to be careful with cod liver because of high doses of vit A and D which can be toxic, depending on dogs size.

[Artisanal pet]

A little does go a long way. Cod liver oil is a great oil for dogs. A teaspoon 2 to 3 days a week is perfect.

[bdb5853]

A little does go a long way. Cod liver oil is a great oil for dogs. A teaspoon 2 to 3 days a week is perfect.

A teaspoon for what size of dog?? A 5 pound dog? A 50 pound dog? Where do you get your information?

[RawFedDogs]

Fish body Oil or Salmon Oil are superior to CLO, BUT if you have some CLO you want to get rid of, give it to your doggies a little at a time.

[BrownieM]

I have some Cod Liver Oil that I have been giving my dogs recently. It says 25-55 lbs. give 1/2 teaspoon daily. I have been giving them about 1/2 teaspoon a few days a week. I probably won't do the Cod Liver Oil forever, I just had a bottle and though, "hey, why not!". This may be something I rotate in as a supplement every now and then.

I also give fish oil and will continue to do that, at least until I start introducing fish into the diet.

[RCTRIPLEFRESH5]

i dont know if this is the same with humans, but vitamin d toxicity is highly overated in humans...surte itsa threat but for reference...itake 10- 15,000 units of vitamin d EACH DAY.


i know dogs age faster and all the jargon so idk if 400 is the equivalent to 15000 for me

vitamin d isnt the miracle drug its amde outt o be though. i used to have a vitamin d level of 19 which is really deficient and now its like 58...but my bone pain slightly improved nothing much else...trying to get to 85 for myself

[Artisanal pet]

Dogs 0-10 pounds 1 teaspoon a week
Dogs 10-20 pounds 1.5 a week
Dogs 20-40 pounds 2 a week
Dogs 40 and above 2 to 3 a week.
Of course this all depends on what you are feeding your dog.
This mainly applys to home feeding.
Most kibble has to much vitamin and minerals sprayed on the kibble.

I have been studying pet nutrition for 4 years.

[GermanSheperdlover]

Keep in mind fish IS NOT a natural food for dogs. So you would want to feed any fish including kibble to a small amount, until you are sure your dog has no issues with fish. My dog can not tolerate salmon/salmon oil, nor can he tolerate fish only kibble in large amounts. It shows up in many different forms, running stools and hot-spots are the biggest issues in my dogs case.