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11-30-2009, 11:12 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: North Carolina
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| supplemental oils What kind of oils if any do you all use to supplement your yorkie's diet? I heard that flaxseed, corn oil, fish and wheatgerm oil was good for yorkies. Is this true? Also what are these oils good for specifically? |
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11-30-2009, 11:38 AM | #2 | |
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I can't comment on all of those but I wouldnt think Corn Oil would be good since alot of dogs are allergic to corn. I do Salmon/Fish oil capsules. One a day. I get them at Walmart 120 capsules for 6 bucks. We all take one a day here. | |
11-30-2009, 12:04 PM | #3 |
YT 2000 Club Member | The only thing I use for my dogs on a daily basis is royal coat express fish oil. Its in liquid form. My dogs and cats look great and my cats have definitly been shedding less since Ive started using it. I highly recommend it.
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11-30-2009, 12:58 PM | #4 | |
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Fish oil has more positive benefits on pets with disease, because the fatty acids contained in fish oil are readily available for use. Particularly, fish oil has positive effects on dogs with inflammatory diseases, such as allergies, arthritis, kidney and heart disease, and cancer. Flaxseed oil does not seem to be as beneficial to dogs with inflammatory diseases. However, flaxseed oil seems to be anti-cancerous, and is also effective in improving the skin and coat conditions of dogs. Fish oil is the best way to go for Omega 3 benefits.....I almost forgot to add the the body gets dimished in vitamin E when processing fish oil so it's good to add in that supplement if the fish oil doesn't contain a decent amount.....I've seen 3 I.U. per day per lb is good, that would be about 18 I.U. for a 6 lb dog..... Ark Naturals Royal Coat is a decent oil to use..... Ark Naturals Royal Coat EFA Express -- 8 fl oz - Vitacost
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11-30-2009, 01:08 PM | #5 |
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| That should be 100-400 I.U per day for the Vitamin E....Not the 18 I.U. ....I was looking at something else when I typed that, sorry.....
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11-30-2009, 06:52 PM | #6 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Louisville, KY, USA
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| Winston gets a small fish oil & vitamin e capsule every 2-3 days (I just keep a big t-pin in my kitchen and poke a hole - he gets the plain jane stuff from the vitamin section since its what I buy for me!) Some people use olive oil to supply extra fatty acids, but you'd achieve the same thing with the fish oil and that has omega 3's. |
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