Supplements for Dobies

[kellym05]

I recently started making my dogs food at home and I am wondering what supplements i need / the best way to incorporate them. My dobie is 7 years old and his only issue has been dry skin every now and then.
The recipe he’s on now usually includes - ground meat (chicken, beef, bison, etc) - i change it up sometimes.
Chicken liver, a mix of veggies, rice (that has been soaked so it’s easy to digest), fruit- usually blueberries, coconut oil, flax seed, egg/egg shells.
i want to Add fish oil and possibly some
Other supplements. And ideas/ ways to cook them? Or if i should just give him pills separately with his food. Thanks in advance!

 

[Ravenbird]

If you want to add fish oil, just feed sardines once or twice a week. I feed a 3 oz can (sardines in water, no salt) once a week on top of regular meal.

 

[NamVetJoe]

This is what I add to Tyson's raw diet. I feed him three times a day The green stuff in the bag is healthy Kitchen dehydrated fruit, and vegetables every meal fish oil one meal. pumpkin every meal. Complete every meal. Cran Tri C one meal.Apple cider vinegar one meal. and one raw eggshell and all once a week

 

[strykerdobe]

@kellym05

Do you add any Bones and Organs?

We add 1 Organic egg and shell everyday, use Iceland Pure Sardine & Anchovie Fish Oil, Answers Raw Goats Milk or Fermented Fish Stock or Raw Cow Milk Kefir (switching off between the three), Canned Sardines in water drained 3x’s a week, Bragg’s Organic Apple Cider Vinegar, Coconut Oil.

 

[dobie206]

Vinci takes fish oil pills + glucosamine (powder) + taurine (powder) + turmeric (powder). The powders mix well in with honest kitchens dehydrated meal and I top it off with fish oil pills.

 

[LifeofRubie]

My dogs are pretty young yet (Dobe is 4, Lab almost 2) but they get a scoop of plain yogurt, one Ligaplex II capsule (manganese), one 100mg Vit C tablet, and a couple tablespoons of bone broth on top of their kibble per day. The Lab also gets Dasuquin with MSM once a day to maintain. They get a raw egg or pumpkin here and there and a few veggie scraps when we're cooking and our default treats at home are dehydrated liver.

 

[Doberman Gang]

You need organs and bones to help supply essential vitamins and minerals. If they do not get the proper amounts it can lead to weakening of their bones and ligaments.

 

[Panama]

Looking for a great Omega supplement. I tried to track down whole sardines, but got nowhere with that.
We have tried Ultimate from Nature's Farmacy.... it helped a lot last time, but we're just about through a 2 lb container and nothing (but they have changed the formula since last time I used it).

Other products I'm considering or has been recommended:
Icelandic Pure (sardine & anchovy oil)
&
Ultra Oil (Canadian Hempseed Oil, Flaxseed oil, Fish oil (sardine and anchovy), Grapeseed oil, di-alpha tocopherol (source of vitamin E), Vitamin A Palmitate, Sodium Ascorbate (source of Vitamin C), Selenium Proteinate, Zinc Lactate

Any reviews on either of these would be greatly appreciated!