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I was shooting Connie some PMs on Annie's diet and I thought it might be interesting to post it as a case study. Might be interesting to get your takes as well as Connie's, perhaps (or perhaps not!) debate the merits of things recommended. [Connie agreed to me posting this.]
I'll start off with what I sent to Connie:
Salmon oil and vitamin E (because their systems use up Vitamin E in the processing of oil supplements). What is seameal?
If she is grain intolerant then you might not want her to have flax or canola oil for short-chain Omega 3 EFAs........ maybe a walnut or avocado oil.... but IMO, the salmon oil is primary (for long-chain Omega 3 EFAs, which are abundant ONLY in ocean products).....
I don't like fish LIVER oil because of the danger of both the liver toxins (IMO) and te possible O.D. on Vitamin A (oil-soluble).
E is oil-soluble, too, but there have been no adverse reactions in dogs even with gigantic overdoses.
So you want human-grade DISTILLED salmon oil (no heavy metals), of a good grade. I don't buy capsules because then the rancidity can be hidden. Good salmon muscle oil has no fishy or rancid smell.
Also, Glucosamine in a capsule with no Chondroitin. Chondroitin hasn't panned out the way glucosamine has, and the recent study that threw some shadow over glucosamine was flawed, IMO: it studied a lot of individuals, but assessed only severe arthritic pain in very elderly patients.
If she is symptomless, MSM probably unnecessary.
Salmon oil (Omega 3 EFAs) is a big anti-inflammation agent, and inflammation is at the heart of many systemic diseases, from arthritis to atherosclerosis.
The Vitamin C can also be given in food.
If you feed ripe fruit, make it low-sugar, like blueberries, etc., because if she is grain-intolerant, no sense giving sugar (no sense giving sugar anyway). I do feed fruit.
No multis with a commercial food....... too much overlap, IMO. If you want to feed a certain vitamin, I really like to feed a food rich in that vitamin instead.
Check her food....it may have the RDA of C.
JMO.
Don't faint at the $$ of salmon oil.... the portion is small. And feed it to you and your wife, too. (Don't heat it or cook with it. Good added to salad dressing.)
The best: http://www.crnusa.org/o3group.html
I buy Nordic Naturals because it's what brand the natural foods store down the street carries. I get the one with lemon peel oil in it because it's good on salad, and the dogs don't care.
I'll start off with what I sent to Connie:
And here was Connie's response...
Annie's almost 11 months, going through her first heat, may have clinically silent pano, grain intolerant, probably around 65-68 pounds now.
She gets three cups a day of Innova Raw and about 1.5 tsp of Solid Gold Seameal and 1.5 tsp of Scorbate. This is split across two meals.
I'm about out of Scorbate (which I understand to be Vitamin C for smaller animals). What would you recommend as supplements? Multis, hip stuff, oils...what do you think?
Salmon oil and vitamin E (because their systems use up Vitamin E in the processing of oil supplements). What is seameal?
If she is grain intolerant then you might not want her to have flax or canola oil for short-chain Omega 3 EFAs........ maybe a walnut or avocado oil.... but IMO, the salmon oil is primary (for long-chain Omega 3 EFAs, which are abundant ONLY in ocean products).....
I don't like fish LIVER oil because of the danger of both the liver toxins (IMO) and te possible O.D. on Vitamin A (oil-soluble).
E is oil-soluble, too, but there have been no adverse reactions in dogs even with gigantic overdoses.
So you want human-grade DISTILLED salmon oil (no heavy metals), of a good grade. I don't buy capsules because then the rancidity can be hidden. Good salmon muscle oil has no fishy or rancid smell.
Also, Glucosamine in a capsule with no Chondroitin. Chondroitin hasn't panned out the way glucosamine has, and the recent study that threw some shadow over glucosamine was flawed, IMO: it studied a lot of individuals, but assessed only severe arthritic pain in very elderly patients.
If she is symptomless, MSM probably unnecessary.
Salmon oil (Omega 3 EFAs) is a big anti-inflammation agent, and inflammation is at the heart of many systemic diseases, from arthritis to atherosclerosis.
The Vitamin C can also be given in food.
If you feed ripe fruit, make it low-sugar, like blueberries, etc., because if she is grain-intolerant, no sense giving sugar (no sense giving sugar anyway). I do feed fruit.
No multis with a commercial food....... too much overlap, IMO. If you want to feed a certain vitamin, I really like to feed a food rich in that vitamin instead.
Check her food....it may have the RDA of C.
JMO.
Don't faint at the $$ of salmon oil.... the portion is small. And feed it to you and your wife, too. (Don't heat it or cook with it. Good added to salad dressing.)
The best: http://www.crnusa.org/o3group.html
I buy Nordic Naturals because it's what brand the natural foods store down the street carries. I get the one with lemon peel oil in it because it's good on salad, and the dogs don't care.