whats the importance of oils??

flax seed, salmon, cod liver, fish exc..

 

They provide essential fatty acids that the body cannot make on its own.

 

so whats the best oils to give a dog? or are all of them doin the same thing?

 

salmon or fish NEVER give cod liver oil.

 

and why is that bb just askin?

 

I honestly cant remember exactly but it contains something that can build up in their body and can cause toxicity, im sure someone who knows more about it will comment.

 

ok so salmon or fish is the best what about the others like flax seed or olive oil?

 

from what ive heard flax is better given in seed form that it isnt absorbed in oil form, and im not sure about olive oil.

 

and again im by far not an expert on this kind of stuff and im sure someone who knows more about the subject will chime in eventually.

 

Omega 3 content of commonly eaten fish:

FISH Grammes per 4oz
Pacific herring 2.4
Atlantic herring 2.3
Pacific mackerel 2.1
Atlantic salmon 2.1
Sablefish 2.0
Canned pink salmon 1.9
Whitefish 1.9
Pacific oysters 1.6
Atlantic mackerel 1.4
Red salmon 1.4
Coho salmon 1.2
Bluefish 1.1
Trout 1.1
Eastern oysters 1.0
Rainbow smelt 1.0
Whiting 1.0
Freshwater bass 0.9
Blue mussels 0.9
Swordfish 0.9
Rainbow trout 0.8
White canned tuna 0.8
Canned sardines 0.7
Flounder or sole 0.6
Halibut 0.5
Rockfish 0.5
Shrimp 0.5
Snapper 0.4
Sturgeon 0.4
Atlantic perch 0.3
Clams, fresh or canned 0.3
Haddock 0.3
Light canned tuna 0.3
Yellowfin tuna 0.3
Atlantic cod 0.2
Catfish 0.1

Organic Flax seeds are a good source of Omega 3 but it has to be the actual seeds as 99.9 % of flaxseed oil is rancid by the time it gets to the store.

Also another thing to remember is the Omega 3 fatty acids in fish are different to flax seeds. Fish contains Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) and Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) while flax seeds contain something different Alpha-linolenic Acid (ALA).

 

Forgot to add fish oil has to be pharmaceutical grade and in the US has to be bought online as even the "clean" Scandinavian brands are not that good. You should use more than one type and they should be rotated. Krill Oil (often described as fish oil on steroids) is 10x better than good quality fish oil but a lot of people are avoiding it because harvesting the Krill is damaging the environment.

 

yas when you say rotate them you mean with other fish oils?

 

Grass fed beef is higher in Omega 3 than fish

 

Then where can i order some cow oil :lol:

 

they are not all the same and they all have different benefits. There is threads on here about them and you can even google the info.

 

Thats a pretty general comment. Where did you get that info from? Can you please provide the source? Are you talking about the US or some other country. I'm pretty sure people would be getting sick and there would be some kind of recall if any food product was rancid.

In any case, flax oil pills can also be given. I doubt they would be rancid.

It is harder for a dog to break the ALA down to usable form. Therefore fish oil is superior to flax oil.

 

Cod liver oil contains massive amounts of vitamin A & D. These are fat soluble vitamins that build up and can cause toxicity over time. However if a dog has rickets then it would be beneficial to use it. It can be given occasionally, but fish oil is best for routine feeding.

 

thanks scrachin dog

 

yeah bud at the moment i am using two but when i have more money i use another more expensive one aswell.

 

iight then what do you use for exampel i saw fish and salmon oil what other ones are there?