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BPO Food Forum => Food Discussion & Information => : shangrila June 26, 2005, 07:13:05 PM
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There is a thread already about what food everyone uses, but I was wondering what supplements everyone uses.
I give Zoey a glucosamine/chondroitin/msm supplement for her hips, and am trying to decide if I should add anything else. I have been spending a lot of time looking at her skin lately because of the extra brushing for summer shedding, and I noticed it is looking pretty dry right now, so I was trying to decide if I should give her another supplement for her skin. One thing I know is that you have to be careful when you supplement because you can accidentally do more harm than good if you oversupplement without realizing it, so I am cautious about adding more.
I am wondering what other people use for supplements. Also, if you supplement with 'regular food', is there a specific reason (ie, that a certain food is good for the skin or the eyes or whatever)?
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i use solid gold sea meal for my dogs it boost thier immune system and flax seed oil for thier coat its a bit early to tell if its helping yet ....if i cant see a real differance i wont buy any more ..
ann
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We have been giving our dogs the Solid Gold Sea Meal as well... When we first started using it we saw a big change in their coats - they were much softer and silkier. Now things seem to have leveled off and their coats just feel normal to me. Of course, I could just be used to it by now, or they could just need a bath... ;D
We like it pretty well, but I have no idea if it is really "working" or not. I am always open to suggestions for something better...
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Cowboy, the big Newf gets Cosequin (glucosmine and chondrotin for dogs) twice a day and Vitalzyme to help with digestion and for overall health (as recommended by his breeder) and since i cook for him, he also gets calcium and probiotics and codliver oil. He's in great shape except for the health issues that he had when I got him (epilepsy and exercise intolerance). Chester, the baby, gets an occasional Cosequin (about once a week) and the same with the Vitalzyme. I'm still trying to sort out the best food for him
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we use fortified wheat germ oil
becarefull it is made for horses only 1 tsp a day
the coat shines
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We feed our newfies chondroitin, glucosamine supplements. For skin, and we swear by this since we live in an area where salty air dries out your skin, 2 tbl of Cold Pressed Flax Seed oil in the morning meal. It has to be cold pressed.
We also give 1 to 2 tbls of Wild Alaskan Salmon Oil in the evening meal.
You can find this and some excellent, and I mean excellent treats at:
http://www.yummychummies.com/productlist.mgi?mgiToken=4DJE6NLDEBILJN41N
Then we give a little bit of garlic on three weeks off two. Oh and vitamin E!
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