I read all the info on supplements. I feed my 14 mo Dobe Prairie nature's variety, I read that its good to supplement daily with Vit e, is this only for RAW FOOD or also for kibble diet because kibble already has vit e added???? Also what other supplements are good for a kibble diet? I give omega 3 daily.

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I read all the info on supplements. I feed my 14 mo Dobe Prairie nature's variety, I read that its good to supplement daily with Vit e, is this only for RAW FOOD or also for kibble diet because kibble already has vit e added???? Also what other supplements are good for a kibble diet? I give omega 3 daily.

IMO, supplementing of almost every type depends on what you are feeding.

What are the ingredients of your food? If it is "enriched" with vitamins and minerals, you would want to be careful about doubling up with other supplements.

The big exception (IMO) is that almost all canine diets will be better with Omega 3 EFAs from marine products.

You may know that dogs cannot convert plant-source Omega 3s to the beneficial long-chain EFAs (like DHA and EPA) the way humans can. (We can convert at about a 10% rate, but dogs cannot, as Tufts research in 2005 showed.)

You are giving Omega 3, so you probably know already how beneficial Omega 3 EFAs are in reducing inflammation, and that inflammation is a major component of most ailments, from dermatitis to coronary heart disease to osteoarthritis.

If I were giving my dogs Omega 3s from any plant sourse (like flax or canola), or if I were relying on Omega 3s in kibble (which is cooked, of course), I'd switch to salmon oil.

Dogs apparently use Vitamin E in the processing of oil supplements, BTW; also, Vitamin E, even though it is an oil-soluble vitamin, has not been shown to have adverse effects (like A, for example), even in high doses.

There is a LOT of supplement discussion on this forum, so these are just a couple of points to consider.

All JMO!