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04-26-2012, 08:21 PM | #1 |
YT 2000 Club Member | Coconut Oil Just wondering if any of you here feed your furkids coconut oil? I've been reading on it a lot the past two nights, I never knew all the things it was good for! Gracie my boxer is having some issues with allergies and I went out today and got some organic virgin coconut oil. I started her out on 1/4 of a teaspoon and will work our way up to 2 tablespoons daily. So, anyone feed this to your lil ones, or use it on their fur? If so, what has been your experience?
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04-27-2012, 01:38 AM | #2 |
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| Hi Tracy, I give my clan coconut oil, but only about once a week after baths and grooming. They love to lick it off a teaspoon, and sometimes I put a little on them topically if their skin looks dry. I do think it helps their skin and coat look better. I think too much makes their coats look oily, but that's just my opinion.
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04-27-2012, 01:49 AM | #3 |
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| I put it in my hair and it makes it soft
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04-27-2012, 03:36 AM | #4 |
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| I feed it to mine twice a day and use it on their coats and any wounds... I would tell you what I think it has helped with but I would be laughed off the forum!
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04-27-2012, 04:22 AM | #5 |
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04-27-2012, 04:51 AM | #6 |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member | yes I DO, I been giving the silky clan and Miss Prada coconut oil for years now.. is very good here's a page in my site that talks all about coconut oil and dogs.. Holistic approach Dogs - Home of the Gorgeous Silky Terrier!! enjoy.. |
04-27-2012, 04:52 AM | #7 |
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| Okay...lol. Peek A Poo has cataracts...he's had them since I adopted him when he was 5 years old from the Humane Society. He's 15.5 years old now. My vet asked how long he had been blind (at 5 years of age). He never bumps into things, and when he wants to go out he will find me and watch my eyes till he sees that I see him and then he runs to the door. He still does this. So anyway, after researching cataract surgery, it was $3000 for both eyes, but only a 50% success rate. With those odds and knowing he has vision enough (or more) to navigate, I opted out of getting him the surgery. So 3 years ago I put all my dogs on coconut oil... just too many benefits to list... but one, in humans, is that it is believed to dissolve kidney stones. I realize that it is a hugh leap to calcification of the cornea, but why not? Anyway, I swear the cloudiness is reduced, where by rights after this amount of time he should be totally blind. Then there's Tinkerbell, the failed Liver Shunt Surgery dog. Her problem ended up being sludge in the Gall Bladder and she took meds to correct that. The vet said she would always produce bladder stones, and would need surgeries for the rest of her life to remove them. Also on her Ultrasound, two vets identified kidney stones. I doubled her dose of coconut oil immediately. No kidney issues were found during her LS surgery, and it's been a year now since then and she has yet to show any signs of having bladder stones. Is this all the result of the coconut oil? I have no idea. But I will never stop giving it to them.
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04-27-2012, 06:01 AM | #9 |
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| I give coconut oil to Ralph once a day! He loves its and it makes him so soft! But i use CocoTherapy which is made for dogs. |
04-27-2012, 06:06 AM | #10 | |
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04-27-2012, 06:08 AM | #11 |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member | I used coco therapy for a while but I ran out and got a jar of virgin coconut oil at my local vitamin shop and got it and I been giving it to my dogs since. hugs, |
04-27-2012, 06:22 AM | #12 |
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| Ottawa Valley Dog Whisperer: COCONUT OIL IS GOOD FOR YOUR DOG'S HEALTH A friend of mine sent me this article after I told her that I was going to get coconut oil for my girls. Like everything there is a right way and a wrong way, I found this article very helpful so I thought I would share. I can't believe that I never heard of this sooner!
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04-27-2012, 07:21 AM | #13 |
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| Any suggestions on the best place to purchase the coconut oil? Thanks!
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04-27-2012, 07:32 AM | #14 |
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| You can purchase it online at health food stores
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04-27-2012, 08:00 AM | #15 |
YT 2000 Club Member | Oh no, please do tell, if not on the forum, then PM me, I'd really like to know. How much do your furkids weigh that you give it to, how old are they and how much do you feed to them. And do you melt it down or give it to them the way it is in the jar?
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