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AimeeSedlock:

Hi All

I'm wondering what diet you all feed your Goldens, I have a 2 year old I got from a rescue in May. She was 122 pounds when I got her so she went on a diet, I put her on the "Nutro Weight Management" dog food, she's down to about 100 pounds now. But she's getting flakey skin and her coat looks dull.  Any better diets or supplements I could put her on. I also give her two 3V cap's a day.

Thanks for any help

Aimee 

shangrila:
Dry skin is often a sign of a food allergy, so that is the first thing I would look at.

Also, I would add omega3 (usually in the form of fish oil liquid or capsules) as a supplement to her diet - it helps solve dry skin in both dogs and humans

mtaig12:

--- Quote from: AimeeSedlock on October 09, 2006, 05:12:03 am ---
Hi All

Any better diets or supplements I could put her on. I also give her two 3V cap's a day.

Thanks for any help

AimeeĀ 

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The 3V caps have fish oil as a source of Omega-3 fatty acids plus vitamins A, D, and E. Those should be helping-how long has she been getting those? If she's been on them a while, you might try changing foods while keeping her on the 3V caps.

Hope this helps
Tracy

AimeeSedlock:

She's been taking the 3V caps for over 2 months now, I haven't seen any improvement with them.  Someone told me to add a tablespoon of cooking oil to her dog food, any thoughts on this??

Thanks

Nicole:
Hahaha...thank s, Jenn!

Yeah, too much fish can be bad, because of toxins that bioaccumulate. However, that isn't too much of a problem with the smaller fish, like the anchovies and sardines. And, farm raised salmon is worse than wild-caught salmon. (Kind of counter-intuitive)

That said, because a dog's life-span is a lot shorter than humans, you don't really have to worry about the toxins as much for them as for you. The EPA usually gives the age of 70 for a human to develop cancer. Um, that's weird, I know...but, its a guideline. By that they mean that most people will develop some kind of cancer by age 70. Dogs don't live that long, so the toxins are not really as big of a deal.

Anyway, you didn't necessarily ask for toxicology advice. So, I will just whole-heartedly agree to the food allergies, supplements (Omega 3 and 6 in balance) and check out the hypothyroidism .

 ;D

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