Since coconut oil is a food...not a drug...there is no "dosage" per se just as there is no "dosage" of lettuce or cauliflower. Some governing bodies have published 'guidelines' for 'daily allowances' but if you research those, you may discover they are inadequate, as well. Drugs, however, have dosages...
limits...due to side effects and toxicity levels that have resulted in testing labs when certain amounts are exceeded...such as liver failure occurring in humans at 4,000 units of acetaminophen, which is why that warning is on the label.
Coconut oil has a positive influence on metabolism (it is weight reducing) so it won't even make you or your dog fat if bunches of it are eaten.
Of course, you can 'pace' your pets or hold them to certain amounts, if you want, or due to the expense...or follow the recommendations, guidelines, or examples of others. However, it is nutritious, and can not only supplement feedings, it can, as I understand it, replace them in a pinch or with an ill pet or human. It is today still a primary ingredient in tube feeding formulas, and it used to be a main ingredient in infant formula...now supplanted by lesser quality ingredients. It is lauric acid rich, surpassed only by mother's milk...brain food.
My Yorkies lap it out of my hand until I've gotten tired of them trying to beat each other to the hand...mostly Brody 'stealing' Mia's coconut oil, and when I've had enough, I give them one last round and quit pouring it into my hand for them for a little while...lol Their heads snap round real quick when they hear 'the lid' turning.
They have never had any ill effects from the qualtities of coconut oil they've eaten...not even runny poop.
If you research coconut oil even a tiny bit it becomes easy to see how healthy a substance it is, and that it is good for many things. But, you already know that from your "Yeast Infection" thread (
http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...infection.html)...lol
If you are wondering how much to give your baby to eliminate yeast (candida), I'd go for more...lots more...not less...at least until a balance is re-established, then re-evaluate. Your baby will quit when it's enough.