does anyone else supliment there dogs food

[JPTfellterrier 65]

i give myne cod liver oil tablets which are ment to be for people mainly because they love them

 

just wondering does anyone else supliment there dogs food with vitamins or minarels

[dogman89 0]

mt staffy gets codliver oil tablets every day if i remember. if the pups dont get feed fiish then i will give them codliver oil but i try to feed them fish in its own oil atleast once a day

[blackstaff 488]

Mine gets Sardines at least twice a week plus Swift 88 which is from the greyhound kennels near me. Helps improve recovery and general work rate

[moonlighter 1,164]

i started using a multi vit powder about a year ago. really noticed a diference. its a really good addition to a barf diet.

[Sako.243 1]

Mine get a cod liver capsule and sa-37 daily with there meal.

[dytkos 17,818]

i give myne cod liver oil tablets which are ment to be for people mainly because they love them

 

just wondering does anyone else supliment there dogs food with vitamins or minarels

 

 

Cod liver oil, brewers yeast, garlic, fresh cooked vegetables.

[Mac 30]

Try flaxseed oil and/or salmon oil. Two of the best sources of omega-3's along with many more contributions for a healthier fitter dog.

[gnasher16 30,279]

Personally i think people go completely over the top these days with supplements.....the reality is most people do not need peak fitness from their dog but give supplements anyway.....all it amounts to in most cases is expensive piss !.....a dog not being worked hard will see no benefit from supplements.....for general maintenance a good balanced healthy diet is enough....if you up the dogs work then in turn up his protein.....but this idea of giving supplements for the sake of it is just another needless trend in most cases.

[Mac 30]

Personally i think people go completely over the top these days with supplements.....the reality is most people do not need peak fitness from their dog but give supplements anyway.....all it amounts to in most cases is expensive piss !.....a dog not being worked hard will see no benefit from supplements.....for general maintenance a good balanced healthy diet is enough....if you up the dogs work then in turn up his protein.....but this idea of giving supplements for the sake of it is just another needless trend in most cases.

 

If you are feeding a complete dry feed id agree 110%. When feeding raw/meats etc its essential to suppliment with fats/oils etc that meat alone cannot provide.

[rabitin girl 16]

Mine get a cod liver capsule and sa-37 daily with there meal.

 

 

Same here

[powderpuff girl 13]

Mine get a cod liver capsule and sa-37 daily with there meal.

 

 

Same here

mine get codliver oil garlic and pillchards twice aweek also the get a bag of pasta boiled with oxo in with there food in winter time prob do no good but they love it and they look ok on it

[rabbit muncher 0]

i give myne cod liver oil tablets which are ment to be for people mainly because they love them

 

just wondering does anyone else supliment there dogs food with vitamins or minarels

i give mine cod liver everyother day try it for a couple of weeks you will see a diffrent in its coat nice shine

[Doglost Co-Ordinator 4]

cod liver oil, joint care & conditioning capsules. The joint care mainly for the old labx who's getting a bit shaky. Has helped with her joints & cheaper than vets every couple of weeks

[sandymere 8,263]

From a study on vits

"Greyhound trainers commonly give high doses of antioxidants such as vitamin C and E to their dogs in the belief that these supplements will improve performance or will reduce the risk of injury. In the present study, however, the dogs ran, on average, 0.2 s slower over 500 m when supplemented daily with a high dose (1 g) of vitamin C. Although this time difference was small, it equates to a lead of 3 m at the finish of a 500-m race, and may represent the difference between winning and losing. In a previous experiment, greyhounds also ran slower when supplemented with a high daily dose (1000 IU) of vitamin E" (Marshal et al)

 

Quoted from;

Supplemental Vitamin C Appears to Slow Racing Greyhounds

Rebecca J. Marshall, Karen C. Scott, Richard C. Hill3, Daniel D. Lewis, Deborah Sundstrom, Galin L. Jones* and Jean Harper

 

Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences and the Center for Veterinary Sports Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; * School of Statistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN and Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition, Leicestershire, UK

Edited January 15, 2009 by sandymere

[skycat 6,173]

Human beings and guinea pigs are the only animals that cannot produce their own vitamin C. All other animals' bodies produce it in their own bodies so no need to supplement with that particular vitamin. I do think that a well balanced diet shouldn't need supplementing, though things like glucosamine etc are very helpful to arthritic joints in older dogs.