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Last time our 70-something pound black labrador was at the vet, the vet
said he should get more oil in his diet for his itchy skin (no hot
spots), and specifically mentioned flax seed oil. I wasn't there, so I
got this information 2nd hand. Otherwise I would have asked the vet.
I've tried giving this dog fish oil capsules and he won't eat them
because they are too much like pills.
I have a big bag of flax seeds that my parents bought at a health food
store a couple of years ago, then they didn't know what to do with them
and gave them to me. Packrat that I am, I still have them. I ground
some up in a coffee grinder yesterday and smelled them, and they are not
the slightest bit rancid.
How much should I give a dog at one time so all the fiber in there
doesn't upset his gut? I tried sprinkling a little ground flax seed on
his food and he didn't like it much. I just moistened about a half a
cup of ground flax seeds with a little bit of water and mixed in enough
peanut butter to make a dough -- as long as I roll the dough balls small
enough that he can tell there's not a pill inside, he really likes them.
I don't wanna give him too many at once. I'm storing the stuff in the
fridge because I know it will get rancid *very* fast once it's been
ground and exposed to air.
Dogs like garlic; is garlic powder good for them? I could mix a little
into the dough. Then maybe our picky boxer would eat them too.
How much ground flax seed would be good in *my* diet?
Thanks, and best regards,
Bob
said he should get more oil in his diet for his itchy skin (no hot
spots), and specifically mentioned flax seed oil. I wasn't there, so I
got this information 2nd hand. Otherwise I would have asked the vet.
I've tried giving this dog fish oil capsules and he won't eat them
because they are too much like pills.
I have a big bag of flax seeds that my parents bought at a health food
store a couple of years ago, then they didn't know what to do with them
and gave them to me. Packrat that I am, I still have them. I ground
some up in a coffee grinder yesterday and smelled them, and they are not
the slightest bit rancid.
How much should I give a dog at one time so all the fiber in there
doesn't upset his gut? I tried sprinkling a little ground flax seed on
his food and he didn't like it much. I just moistened about a half a
cup of ground flax seeds with a little bit of water and mixed in enough
peanut butter to make a dough -- as long as I roll the dough balls small
enough that he can tell there's not a pill inside, he really likes them.
I don't wanna give him too many at once. I'm storing the stuff in the
fridge because I know it will get rancid *very* fast once it's been
ground and exposed to air.
Dogs like garlic; is garlic powder good for them? I could mix a little
into the dough. Then maybe our picky boxer would eat them too.
How much ground flax seed would be good in *my* diet?
Thanks, and best regards,
Bob