Olivia Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 I have one dog who has developed very dry skin and coat this season so I decided to start him on some fish oil to try to help. I picked up a bottle of 1000mg capsules and have been giving one a day. Does this sound good or should I up it to twice daily? He is a 47 lb dog. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms.DaisyDuke Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 The stuff I buy is specific for dogs (I know, likely cheaper to buy the humane stuff) but it suggests to feed one teaspoon per 40lbs of body weight per day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aljones Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 For several months, I have had Ody, my similarly sized dog, on 3600 mg/day (split over his two meals). I may go higher this winter, as he's gotten flaky again. I am pretty sure my vet told me anything up to 4000 would be okay to dose on my own without further consulting with her, as long as he didn't develop diarrhea. I can hunt up my notes if you want me to double-check, Olivia, but I wouldn't hesitate to go from 1000 to 2000 if he seems to need an extra boost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyTDogs Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 I have one dog who has developed very dry skin and coat this season so I decided to start him on some fish oil to try to help. I picked up a bottle of 1000mg capsules and have been giving one a day. Does this sound good or should I up it to twice daily? He is a 47 lb dog. Thanks! As an anti-inflammatory we recommend 1000mg fish body oil per 10#. That generally translates to 18mg/# of EPA. HTH, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maralynn Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 Missy is 40# and gets 4 1000 mg caps/day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olivia Posted November 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 Excellent! Thanks everyone!! I'll be adding in another capsule at dinner time for him and if he's still flaky in a couple of weeks I'll add in another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Coyote Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 I don't mean to be a kill joy but there was a big article in our paper about fish oil. A lot of it comes from China and there is virtually no regulation on it. And the packaging doesn't indicate that its come from China so its really hard to tell. Is there someway you can check on what you have to be sure its safe? I just don't trust anything that comes out of China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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