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04-22-2005, 09:30 AM | #1 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Shell Knob,Missouri
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| Olive Oil I have been told that putting a few drops of Olive Oil on my Jack's food will give his coat a sheen, before I do this I wanted to hear from the "experts'. He is losing one of his puppy canine's today, and it is hillarious to see him deal with it. As soon as it gets really loose I think I will help him get it out. |
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04-22-2005, 09:50 AM | #2 |
Tinkerbell, My Little Flutterpup Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Beautiful California!
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| I don't know about regular olive oil. But I would recommend dermcaps oil. You can get it at the petstore or at vet office. You sprinkle it on their food. It definately helps with my maltese dry skin. I haven't started giving it to my yorkie puppy yet, but I am soon. |
04-22-2005, 10:08 AM | #3 |
BANNED! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York
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| Yes, olive oil is good for dogs. So is flaxseed oil, cod liver oil and salmon oil. Olive oil as (for give for terribly misspelling this) olelic fatty acids, the others are high in Omega fatty acids. Some say that the animal oils (fish) are better because they are better synthesized by your dog's body. In addition to adding a nice sheen to coat they also say that these oils have an anti-inflamatory effect on joints! If you do decide to supplment with oils, start slowly adding a tiny teaspood of oil to your dogs food. Too much and you'll have an upset tummy on your hands. |
04-22-2005, 10:15 AM | #4 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Shell Knob,Missouri
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| I had thought about putting a teaspoonful on his Sunday morning breakfast, that way I could keep track of how long it had been. Do you know if butter or margerine is OK. I have another dog, an old chow mix, who sheds really badly, and Jack has on occasion coughed up some hair, which I know he had to pick up off the floor. I used to let my cats lick butter off of my finger to help with hair balls, so I wondered if it would work for Jack. |
04-29-2005, 05:23 AM | #5 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA
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| Diesel had really dry skin and a dull coat and our vet recommended Skin Formula 3V Caps Liquid. It is a concentrated Dietary Supplement containing Fish Oil, a source of Omega-3 Polysaturated fatty acids plus Vitamins A, D, and E. Diesel didn't seem to mind having a little added to his food each meal. I have also read that olive oil is good for their skin. Reagan |
05-01-2005, 06:36 AM | #6 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: winnipeg,mb.canada
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| omega369? Is it safe to open a omega 369 capsule and put it in there food once in awhile? Tish is 1 year old now and her coat is also kind of dull. |
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