<html><body><font face="Helvetica">I was told buy a vet that if you are taking a good fish oil yourself, just give one to the dog. Don't spend extra for the word dog on the bottle.<br>Barb<br><br>Sent from Xfinity Connect Mobile App<br><br><br>------ Original Message ------<br><br>From: Alysha via nagdu<br>To: 'Deanna Lewis', 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'<br>Sent: July 25, 2014 at 3:58 PM<br>Subject: Re: [nagdu] Joint health.<br><br>Hi Deanna,<br>For the fish oil supplement, I have found that giving it in liquid form<br>drizzled over my dog's food is easy and works great. The liquid has very<br>little smell, and it doesn't seem to bother my dog at all. The bottle does<br>need to be refrigerated after opening. I've read that it's better to look<br>for oils made from small fish like sardines or anchovies rather than salmon<br>to reduce the amount of mercury or other toxins your dog may consume. Some<br>human fish oil supplements have added ingredients that may not be beneficial<br>for dogs, so I stick with products designed for pets that have fish oil as<br>their only ingredient. Generally, each product should have recommended<br>feeding amounts based on your dog's weight. I have been happy with Nordic<br>Naturals and Iceland Pure products, both of which you can get from Amazon.<br>Hope this helps!<br><br>Alysha<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces@nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Deanna Lewis via<br>nagdu<br>Sent: Friday, July 25, 2014 9:37 AM<br>To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users<br>(nagdu@nfbnet.org)<br>Subject: [nagdu] Joint health.<br><br>Hi,<br>My seven year old guide dog, Pascal has been slowing down over the last few<br>months. The Vet also noticed some joint pain in his hips, low back and<br>shoulders. I would like to start him on a joint supplement. I am considering<br>Glucosamine and chondrointin. Is it safe to use human strength products, or<br>should I purchase it from my Vet's office. How many miligrams does a 75lb.<br>dog need? I was also told to put him on a fish oil supplement too, so what<br>is a good amount of that to give him? What is the best way to give these<br>supplements (do I put it in his food, etc)?<br>Thanks for any suggestions.<br>Deanna and Pascal<br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>nagdu mailing list<br>nagdu@nfbnet.org<br>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org<br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for nagdu:<br>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/alyshaj%40comcast.net<br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>nagdu mailing list<br>nagdu@nfbnet.org<br>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org<br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for nagdu:<br>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/barbandzoe%40comcast.net<br></font></body></html>