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Cocker Specific Discussion => Feeding => Topic started by: suzysu on June 10, 2007, 01:39:26 PM

Title: oily fish and supplements
Post by: suzysu on June 10, 2007, 01:39:26 PM

I am often reading that lots of you give your cockers fish like sardines and pilchards...do you just buy the tins, or the actual fish ?

Also do you feed any supplements and do you find they make a difference?

Title: Re: oily fish and supplements
Post by: *Jay* on June 10, 2007, 01:58:33 PM

I just buy tins of sardines in oil for the dogs and they love it.

Title: Re: oily fish and supplements
Post by: Max X 2 on June 10, 2007, 02:59:24 PM

Max has pilchards in tomatoe sauce - a real favourite  :D

Title: Re: oily fish and supplements
Post by: OscarsMum on June 10, 2007, 05:00:13 PM

Oscar has sardines, pilchards, mackeral and tuna all in oil or sometimes tomato sauce) and is in the kitchen waiting before the tin opener has finished! :005: His absolute favourites!

Title: Re: oily fish and supplements
Post by: Nicola on June 10, 2007, 05:07:33 PM

I buy sardines in tomato sauce for my two, they love them but I don't - they stink!  :P

Title: Re: oily fish and supplements
Post by: LoveCatz on June 11, 2007, 12:46:32 PM

I buy tins of sardines, mackeral or pilchards in oil. Tried in tomatoe sauce and whilst they loved it, it upset Woody's tummy  ::)

Title: Re: oily fish and supplements
Post by: DennyK on June 12, 2007, 04:37:50 PM

Paddy gets both sardines and mackerels but I give him the ones in sunflower oil, to up the essential fatty acid intake.  He doesn't really like them and really dislikes the ones in tomato sauce but tough luck - he needs to eat them!  I also supplement about 4 or 5 days a week with 1000 mg of fish oil (fish body oil, not cod liver oil) plus 100 i.u. capsules of Vitamin E Oil - they work in harmony to maximise absorption and feeding one without the other can cause a deficiency.