Salmon Oil and Vitamin E

[sal101011]

yea, i think over 400 iu is too much, but you also may want to look into how much vitamin e your dog food carries, my rotties hate when people put things in their mouth, i get the liquid salmon oil. although from time to time i will investigate their bite and gums just so they dont get fiesty when i take them to the vet hehe. I think the liquid salmon oil may even be cheaper for you. I have also tried Cod Liver Oil, which has high contents of Vitamin A, which is great for skin conditions, but Cod Liver Oil is extremely expensive, i get mine online from natural k9 supplies

[Penny & Maggie's Mom]

Too much vitamin A can be toxic, and one reason many nutritionists and vets recommend against using cod liver oil.

[sal101011]

sorry, i should have added, you want to use it within reason, my rotties receive 1 teaspoon on saturday and 1 on sunday

[schtuffy]

Sorry this is an old thread but I didn't feel the need to start a new one since I had questions on the same topic.

If one soft gel a day is good, 3 soft gels every 3 days is better. <--- False premise

6-1000IU of salmon oil could provide a blood thinning effect too.

How many ounces of salmon does it take to create 1000IU of salmon oil?
Would we feed our dog this amount of salmon so it can consume the salmon oil naturally?

The thing with my dog is that he's small (only about 15 lbs) and the lowest dose vitamin E capsule I could find that did not contain soybean oil is 200 IU. Should I be popping them open and giving him one capsule over 2 days then? They're so tiny, I wonder if I could even squeeze out an accurate amount.

Those of you who supplement with fish oil, do you prefer liquid over capsules? I'm currently giving him Grizzly Salmon Oil, and he seems to love the taste. But I see that most capsules have vitamin E added to them already, is this enough vitamin E? Or would i have to supplement separately?

[dobesgalore]

I had a friend on another forum tell me 6,000 mg for the salmon oil capsules and I feel like that is a lot. I also had someone else mention the Aller G-3 also. I might see how much those cost because I really hate having to shove 6 salmon oil capsusles and 1 vitamin E capsule down his throat.

I give mine Omega 3-6-9 capsules, and I put them in little raw meat balls. They swallow them and never know they are there.

[DaneMama]

We just give the fish oils that are supplemented with vitamin E. Our dogs will take them like treats, popping them in their mouths. If your dog is doing well with the liquid just stick with that....I just prefer the capsules since they will eat them without hesitation. I wouldn't worry too much about exact measurements with his daily intake. One of the biggest "ideals" with raw feeding is that everything in moderation will balance out in the long run. As long as he is getting plenty of omega fatty acids in his diet on a consistent basis, he's in good shape.

[3RingCircus]

I also give my 55 lb dog ONE fish oil pill. I actually get it from Sams club and have from Aldis and walmart bought them. I give him 1000 mg a day. My two labs since they my one has a little arhtritis give her 2 1000 mg pills a day and I do the other lab also it isnt going to hurt giving more. Also my 25 lb beagle gets one 1000 mg fish oil. The vet has toild me this is fine to give them. Oh I forgot, I just cut with scissors the gel pill and squirt whats in the capsule on the food. You can just throw the outer part the capsule away.

My puppies simply love their salmon oil or jujubees as I call them. No need to cut the gelcaps open. I feed them by hand or toss them in their bowls or on the floor.