Salmon Oil

[3Musketeers]

This has probably been asked before, but what's the difference between human-grade Salmon Oil and the pet stuff?
Is it that they add vit. E to the pet ones?

So far I've been giving my pups (and myself, lol) this stuff: Nutritional Information | Wild Alaska Salmon Oil

You can ignore their advertising, point is, I get it at Costco for like $15 and it lasts me around 6 months. Plus they like to munch on the caps and burst them. I realize they add vit. E too, that may come from soy =/, but so far they seem to be fine with it.

Also, in terms of dosages, I give them one every 2-3 days or so, but out of the total 1000mg of Oil in there only 300mg of it is pure Omega 3s. Does that mean that I should up their dose a bit? They weigh 8-13 lbs.

Also, what's the point of the bottled stuff? I thought that Omega 3s were sensitive to oxygen exposure or something of that sort, would it spoil quicker?

Opinions?

[sassymaxmom]

I gave the dogs the capsules from Costco too, seemed cheaper to me. Didn't like the soy but it is a tiny amount and the dogs never ate soy so I don't think they were sensitive to it anyway. It is 300 mg EPA/DHA per 30 pounds of dog so you are good giving it every few days. Check how many caps are a dose though, might be more than one to get that 300 mg omega 3. Bottled stuff is easier to dose dogs but will go bad faster.

[DaneMama]

This is the one that we use for our girls:

Life Line Pet Nutrition Inc.

Here's link from Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...SIN=B00413PMXC

[Adam76]

Is it better to refridgerate, the liquid Salmon oil to last longer or doesn't it matter.

[Kofismom]

Is it better to refridgerate, the liquid Salmon oil to last longer or doesn't it matter.

Hi Adam,
I was told by one supplier to refrigerate to keep it from going rancid.
I now order from Iceland Pure, and it says "okay to refrigerate", so I do.

[chowder]

If they eat canned Salmon, is there any need to supplement their diet with the salmon oil? Just wondering because my big guys LOVE the canned Salmon and I was thinking that was all the fish oil they needed in their diet.

[xellil]

If they eat canned Salmon, is there any need to supplement their diet with the salmon oil? Just wondering because my big guys LOVE the canned Salmon and I was thinking that was all the fish oil they needed in their diet.

I am curious about this also - I know my dogs will love canned fish when I can give it to them.

Right now, I give plain fish oil.

[doggiedad]

i use cold pressed 100% (organic) salmon oil.
i refrigerate it. the salmon oil is from sock eye salmon.

[malluver1005]

This is the fish oil I use for Aspen...

http://www.icelandpure.com/

[SubMariner]

If they eat canned Salmon, is there any need to supplement their diet with the salmon oil? Just wondering because my big guys LOVE the canned Salmon and I was thinking that was all the fish oil they needed in their diet.

I'm with you on this one. Zio gets canned salmon at least once a week (this is the large tin) so I don't see the need to give him fish oil as well.

JMHO,