Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 5:06 am Post subject: Are Omega 3 supplements from vet any different than suppleme
My labs coat is a little dull so my vet recommended some safflower oil or Onega 3 diet supplements. My vet sells Omega 3 supplements, but can i give my dog Omega 3 pills from the drug store? I can't imagine it would be different than what my vet sells. My dog is an eight month old Lab mix, about 65 pounds. My local store has enteric coated pills, 1000 mg.per pill. The enteric coating is supposed to take away the fishy odor. I don't know if this coating would be harmful to my dog.
My labs coat is a little dull so my vet recommended some safflower oil or Onega 3 diet supplements. My vet sells Omega 3 supplements, but can i give my dog Omega 3 pills from the drug store? I can't imagine it would be different than what my vet sells. My dog is an eight month old Lab mix, about 65 pounds. My local store has enteric coated pills, 1000 mg.per pill. The enteric coating is supposed to take away the fishy odor. I don't know if this coating would be harmful to my dog.
I seem to remember hearing that enteric coated aspirin is worthless to dogs because it fails to dissolve. Kathleen
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 6:28 am Post subject: Re: Are Omega 3 supplements from vet any different than supp
Kathleen <khhfmdelete@thischarter.net.NOSPLAM> said in rec.pets.dogs.health:
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I seem to remember hearing that enteric coated aspirin is worthless to dogs because it fails to dissolve.
I thought that enteric coated aspirin dissolved "just fast enough" in a dog's relatively short GI tract, being less a buffer than standard buffered aspirin. -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog.
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 10:58 am Post subject: Re: Are Omega 3 supplements from vet any different than supp
Rocky wrote:
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Kathleen <khhfmdelete@thischarter.net.NOSPLAM> said in rec.pets.dogs.health: I seem to remember hearing that enteric coated aspirin is worthless to dogs because it fails to dissolve. I thought that enteric coated aspirin dissolved "just fast enough" in a dog's relatively short GI tract, being less a buffer than standard buffered aspirin. As per vetinfo.com (URL below):
Enteric Coated Aspirin Q: I saw the Q&A on arthritis and your recommended treatment (aspirin). I have been giving my 45 lb black lab/pointer 250 mg of buffered aspirin w/ his food each day and it seems to help. I've heard that enteric coated aspirin is better than buffered. Do you agree. These tablets are harder to cut; would 325 mg be ok daily? A: k- There have been one, or possibly two, studies done that indicate that enteric coated aspirin does not work well in dogs. Due to the differences in digestive processes dogs do not seem to be able to routinely digest the coating off the aspirin and many of the aspirin tablets are found whole in the stool. Obviously, if the coating isn't digested the aspirin is not effective. The dose for aspirin is approximately 10mg/lb of bodyweight every 12 hours. If less works, I'd use less. But if you need to, you can give your dog a whole 5 grain aspirin tablet twice a day with no problem. Mike Richards, DVM http://www.vetinfo.com/daspirin.html Kathleen
My labs coat is a little dull so my vet recommended some safflower oil or Onega 3 diet supplements. My vet sells Omega 3 supplements, but can i give my dog Omega 3 pills from the drug store? I can't imagine it would be different than what my vet sells. My dog is an eight month old Lab mix, about 65 pounds. My local store has enteric coated pills, 1000 mg.per pill. The enteric coating is supposed to take away the fishy odor. I don't know if this coating would be harmful to my dog.
I took the trouble to compare a product my vet prescribed (ARTHRIMAXX) to over the counter products available at the pet websites and discovered that the product the vet recommended had almost 3X the amount of glucosamine and chondroitin as the other products. It also had Ester-C and MSM, which had to be purchased separately if I chose to use the OTC products, so in the long run the vet's product was the better value if I ordered it on line. Hope this helps. n
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 3:30 pm Post subject: Re: Are Omega 3 supplements from vet any different than supp
Kathleen wrote:
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I seem to remember hearing that enteric coated aspirin is worthless to dogs because it fails to dissolve. Kathleen
What does aspirin have to do with Omega 3 supplements? Did I miss a post here? Anyway, no aspirin is given in my house as it is known to cause ulcers in dogs. There is an OTC product called TRAUMEEL as a pain reliever. Do a web search and you will be surprised. Safe even for infants. No side effects. I am using the ointment on a young dog's torn ligament and giving her the pills 2x daily. She has been doing very well. It may not save her from ultimate surgery, but it is buying us some time to see if she can heal with proper nutritional supplementation and reduced activity. Also, METCAM can be ordered by prescription from your vet as an alternative. n
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 3:52 pm Post subject: Re: Are Omega 3 supplements from vet any different than supp
NanK wrote:
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Kathleen wrote: I seem to remember hearing that enteric coated aspirin is worthless to dogs because it fails to dissolve. Kathleen What does aspirin have to do with Omega 3 supplements? Did I miss a post here?
Part of one, maybe. The original poster was wondering if the enteric coated Omega 3 supplements from the local store could be substituted for the canine-specific pills sold by his vet. I haven't seen any studies on giving enteric coated nutritional supplements to pets, but in the studies done with enteric coated aspirin, it appears that dogs sometimes pass the pills undigested. For lack of any better data, personally I'd avoid giving my dogs enteric coated products intended for humans. Kathleen
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 5:29 pm Post subject: Re: Are Omega 3 supplements from vet any different than supp
Kathleen <khhfmdelete@thischarter.net.NOSPLAM> said in rec.pets.dogs.health:
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I thought that enteric coated aspirin dissolved "just fast enough" in a dog's relatively short GI tract, being less a buffer than standard buffered aspirin. As per vetinfo.com (URL below):
Thanks for the link. How does it relate, though, to my comment that enteric coating is less of a buffer than standard buffered aspirin? -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog.
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 5:55 am Post subject: Re: Are Omega 3 supplements from vet any different than supp
Rocky wrote:
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Kathleen <khhfmdelete@thischarter.net.NOSPLAM> said in rec.pets.dogs.health: I thought that enteric coated aspirin dissolved "just fast enough" in a dog's relatively short GI tract, being less a buffer than standard buffered aspirin. As per vetinfo.com (URL below): Thanks for the link. How does it relate, though, to my comment that enteric coating is less of a buffer than standard buffered aspirin?
Buffered aspirin is aspirin with any of several substances added that are capable of neutralizing acid in the hopes of minimizing damage to the stomach. Just about any buffering agent used in an antacid can be used in buffered aspirin. Bufferin, for example, uses MgO. Other preparations use CaCO3. There is apparently some controversy as to how useful buffering agents are in preventing gastric bleeding. Enteric coating has *no* buffering properties at all (unless it happens to be enteric coated buffered aspirin). Its intent is to protect the stomach by preventing contact with the medication. Same purpose, different mechanisms. Kathleen
Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2005 7:00 am Post subject: Re: Are Omega 3 supplements from vet any different than supp
Clarification: The original poster wanted to use coated vitamin supplements, and the talk gradually changed to aspirin. Mentioning TRAUMEEL was in response to the aspirin dialog.
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