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Originally Posted by Islandcanine  Excellent! and hey, thanks! I have recently started cooking with coconut oil but recently heard about the saturated fat factor. Your post has enlightened me and I thank you for that!
I wonder if you are able to comment on flax seeds in dog food.
I have recently put my dog on a new kibble. Right on the package, it says "Contains No Flax Seeds". I am wondering why that is. Are flax seed bad for dogs? A possible hazard to their intestines etc?
The food is Orijen.
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it is bad for allergy dogs yet in many dog foods
many allergy dogs are allergic to flax as is mine
i have used coconut oil for a couple years and dd has blood work twice a year and her triglycerides are not elevated so i do not think coconut oil is of concern - I believe it is a medium chain fatty acids and metabolizes differently in the body
now that beind said I would not give it to my pancreatitis yorkie for sure even though i have read it is safe for them as well but i am overly cautious and believe while rare fatty acids can trigger pancreatitis in dogs prone so i steer clear of it in dex but dd has taken it