"Fish oil for dogs? You must be joking! Is a response I sometimes get from the owners when I suggest that they complement Fido diet with omega-3 salmon oil capsules.
After all every dog owner knows that cats eat fish, but the canines supposed to eat dry kibble and bits - or perhaps, if they are really good, a can of Ken-L ration horsemeat.
"It just does not seem natural," owners can add. But bits and pieces in our mentality, it's hard to know what it natural or unnatural for dogs.
One thing is certain, it is unnatural for them to depend on a dry chunk of their diet. They are dogs bodies are not designed to eat and digest corn, wheat and carbohydrates, which constitute 40% of the commercial dog food.
If your dog could talk - and I'm glad that mine is not - he would ask for raw meat, bones, fish, eggs, dead possums and other tasty goodies that we probably would find repulsive.
Abandoned in the desert - where they came from - dogs can easily find out what to eat. They do not need a television commercial with a jingle nice to know what's good for them.
Which brings us back to fish oil for dogs. Because mammals can canines suffering from some of the same bad state as people. For example, infections, arthritis, dermatitis, cancer and heart problems just like us - especially when they eat our leftovers.
Studies show fish oil can affect the health of the canines to aid as it can with humans. A study published in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine found that dogs with heart failure, lower levels of EPA and DHA than their healthy colleagues. Supplementing with omega 3 oils rich in EPA and DHA improved survival for all dogs. (Vol. 12 (6), 440-8)
There are more too! Now you can stop yelling at Fido to stop licking himself raw. Fish oil has shown that the itching, redness, swelling and hair loss is associated with dry, raw, hairless patches, they seem to fixate on reduction. (Veterinary Record, Vol 144, No. 15, 405-07)
Give Fido salmon oil capsules and see the patches go away.
And if he has arthritis - common in big races - than omega 3 is the most important thing you can do for Fido. As with humans, will reduce pain and stiffness related to arthritis.
We even found an unclaimed beautiful Golden Retriever who had terrible hip problems. Sedona could not get up from a lying or sitting position without help.
But when we are on her salmon oil capsules daily, within weeks she was jumping and running around like a puppy. Sedona was one of the best pet we've ever had.
So if you want better health for your best friend, "feeding him a raw food diet that contains omega-3 fatty acids. And if a raw food diet is worried about you, and you plan to continue feeding dry kibble then by all means including a supplement to the diet with a high quality fish oil capsules.
After all, they are a part of your family and deserve the best you can give.
After all every dog owner knows that cats eat fish, but the canines supposed to eat dry kibble and bits - or perhaps, if they are really good, a can of Ken-L ration horsemeat.
"It just does not seem natural," owners can add. But bits and pieces in our mentality, it's hard to know what it natural or unnatural for dogs.
One thing is certain, it is unnatural for them to depend on a dry chunk of their diet. They are dogs bodies are not designed to eat and digest corn, wheat and carbohydrates, which constitute 40% of the commercial dog food.
If your dog could talk - and I'm glad that mine is not - he would ask for raw meat, bones, fish, eggs, dead possums and other tasty goodies that we probably would find repulsive.
Abandoned in the desert - where they came from - dogs can easily find out what to eat. They do not need a television commercial with a jingle nice to know what's good for them.
Which brings us back to fish oil for dogs. Because mammals can canines suffering from some of the same bad state as people. For example, infections, arthritis, dermatitis, cancer and heart problems just like us - especially when they eat our leftovers.
Studies show fish oil can affect the health of the canines to aid as it can with humans. A study published in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine found that dogs with heart failure, lower levels of EPA and DHA than their healthy colleagues. Supplementing with omega 3 oils rich in EPA and DHA improved survival for all dogs. (Vol. 12 (6), 440-8)
There are more too! Now you can stop yelling at Fido to stop licking himself raw. Fish oil has shown that the itching, redness, swelling and hair loss is associated with dry, raw, hairless patches, they seem to fixate on reduction. (Veterinary Record, Vol 144, No. 15, 405-07)
Give Fido salmon oil capsules and see the patches go away.
And if he has arthritis - common in big races - than omega 3 is the most important thing you can do for Fido. As with humans, will reduce pain and stiffness related to arthritis.
We even found an unclaimed beautiful Golden Retriever who had terrible hip problems. Sedona could not get up from a lying or sitting position without help.
But when we are on her salmon oil capsules daily, within weeks she was jumping and running around like a puppy. Sedona was one of the best pet we've ever had.
So if you want better health for your best friend, "feeding him a raw food diet that contains omega-3 fatty acids. And if a raw food diet is worried about you, and you plan to continue feeding dry kibble then by all means including a supplement to the diet with a high quality fish oil capsules.
After all, they are a part of your family and deserve the best you can give.
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