Hello all. I am new to forum. I have so many questions and can't wait to hear your advice. It's been so helpful. Thanks.
I am changing to innova from canidae (not ready for raw yet). I have labs and want a better coat. I want to start the salmon oil but the innova has omega 6 min 4.25 and omega 3 min 0.06 will it be too much? Any thoughts?
And it says that with any kibble you should add Salmon Oil and Vitamin E and it gives the amounts to feed as well. It is near the end of the article.
So, in answer to your question, no, adding salmon oil and vitamin E will not be too much.
Connie is better at explaining, but I think that the salmon oil added to the kibble pretty much gets "baked" down to nothing.
Basically, another marketing strategy to get people to buy the food.
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thanks. I am going to add the salmon oil.
And E.
The dog's system uses E in processing the oil.
Fish oil and Vitamin E daily -- because there is no kibble that provides intact long-chain Omega 3s in any appreciable amount. (Don't fall for the Omega 3 claims when the source is flax or canola!)
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Connie on foods that state Vit E as an ingredient, would you still add an extra capsule when adding salmon oil?
Yes.
More than the usual amount of Vitamin E is used by the dog's system in processing oil supplements.
Also, there has been no evidence of an OD level of E in dogs, even at ridiculous laboratory levels, despite the fact that it's an oil-soluble vitamin (some of which, such as A, can accumulate to toxic levels).
The amount in kibble is very low. 100 to 400 IUs added to that (depending on the dog's size) couldn't be considered to be even close to a questionable amount.
And finally, the E in kibble is almost certain to be synthetic, and when you give your own, you can choose at least natural, and at most mixed tocopherols. I know of no commercial food that contains mixed tocopherols (a spectrum of the eight forms of E).
In fact, I don't even know of one that contains the natural form of the one ubiquitous (and important) tocopherol.
I don't use dry kibble but my 11 yr old APBT (45 lbs) was having trouble with arthritis in his hips. Cindy E. suggested salmon oil (3 capsules) and vita E (200 units) (with a few other things specific to his arthiritis). Not only did his condition greatly improve but his coat is WONDERFUL!!!! Now if I could only figure out how to get him to like brushing those old teeth.....sigh
When the fish oil is exposed to the air it changes form that is harder for the body to digest. It is forced to produce free radicals in response to be able to 'track' down and digest the fatty acids.
Also... if you are giving oil that is not natural, it can be doing more harm that good. The fish that are raised on farms have HIGH levels of lead and mercury accumulating in their bodies due to the holding tanks and water conditions. The oil needs to come from natural (farm-free) fish to prevent those metals from entering our or our pets' bodies.
(We feed the natural fish oil capsules from farmer's market stores such as Sprouts)
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