[rawfeeding] Re: wondering if to add this?

Karole Kridelbaugh <karolek13@...> wrote:
>
> My newly-adopted Greyhound "Fields" came to us with "flakey"
especially when he became nervous. My Vet prescribed Skin Formula 3V
Caps -- they are gel caps. I pierce them with a small knife and
skirted them on his kibble. He loves the fish oil.
*****
Here are ingredients in 3V oil (The dosage is 1-2 capsules daily for
pets up to 30 lbs, so a greyhound would likely need 4 caps daily):

Guaranteed Analysis (per capsule):
Crude Protein no less than 7%
Crude Fat no less than 90%
Crude Fiber not more than 1%
Moisture not more than 2%
Vitamin E75 IU
Vitamin A1250 IU
Vitamin D125 IU
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)103 mg
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)68 mg

Ingredients:
Fish Oil,
Safflower Oil,
Borage Seed Oil,
dl-alpha-Tocopheryl,
Cod Liver Oil,
Acetate (Vitamin E),
Gelatin,
Water,
Glycerin.

This product offers very little EPA and DHA per capsule (a good
reference is 300mg combined total per cap, this offers 171mg per) and
EPA/DHA are the major players in supplmental oil. The safflower oil
and the borage seed oil provide either omega 6 and a precursor to
Omega 3 oil, NEITHER of which efficiently benefits your dog. Your
dog needs zero plant-based dietary oils unless its diet is primarily
grassfed livestock, cold water marine fish and freerange poultry.
Your dog's diet does not need plant-based oils.

Additionally, the source of that ineffectual amount Omega 3 fatty
acid (EPA/DHA) is cod liver, which is generally fed for its vitamin A
and D, neither of which your dog needs. Cod liver oil in limited
quantity is arguably beneficial to dogs with little or no access to
direct sunlight or bood-juicy red meat, but it has to be dosed in
very high amounts in order to provide adequate Omega 3. That much cod
liver oil will deliver far more vitamin A (and possibly D) than your
dog needs.

If you are looking to supplement with Omega 3 fatty acids, then
select a product that delivers functional aounts of EPA and DHA. If
you are looking to supplement the diet with plant-based oils--for the
health of the dog--please reconsider.

If you are looking to add A and D to the diet, first assess need,
then decide if you really have any reason to add more A and D. My
guess is not.

I suggest you re-evaluate your dog's diet and find a good--and
uncomplicated--fish body oil for the Omega 3s your dog needs.
Chris O

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