Sorry if this has been covered before but just need advice on Evening Primrose oil and Cod liver oil capsules...

Can I use these both together or is one better than the other, these are for a male Shih Tzu in full coat and to help with the coat.

Also do I need to buy from Dorwest or similar pet places or can I use the ones in Holland and Barrett ??

Thank you in advance.

Others may disagree, but I think Salmon oil is better .

Thank you, doe's this come in capsules ?

Oh and Thank you for changing the heading of the thread.

> these are for a male Shih Tzu in full coat and to help with the coat.

What are you trying to achieve - do you have a specific issue or concern you wish to address?

I like salmon oil too - it's a great all round option for skin and coat.  I buy it in liquid form from Fish4Dogs but it's fairly widely available from dog food suppliers...

No just a helping hand wanted really to keep the coat healthy, thought it wouldn't harm and wanted to know which was the best, might as well try the oil then.

Thank you for the replies.

Cod liver oil has a high Vitamin A content so would not use regularly as in high concentrations can have health implications.  Fish body oils are rich in omega 6+ 3 so as a general supplement have more to offer IMHO

Thank you really appreciate the advice, I have just ordered a bottle from them and really happy with price and free delivery.

Fish oils deplete the body of vitamin E, so many will recommend you supplement with vit E as well. It's a stored vitamin so doesn't need to be given daily. I also use salmon oil as opposed to CLO, it is healthier :)

Oh right so where do I get the vitamin E from ? and would I give that weekly ? sorry i'm new to all this with supplementing them.

Thanks

You can get vitamin e capsules at health shops or online; I get mine from Holland and Barrett, it should be natural vitamin e not synthetic (will say on the bottle), and my 13kg and 23kg dogs get 200iu once a week(ish), my 33kg dog gets 400iu. Don't apologise, it's good to ask! It's always worth doing a bit of reading anyway though, and there's a fair bit on google about fish oils and vitamin e for dogs :)

Thanks for the reply, I have read up on these but TBH its all mixed so thought I would be better off asking here, right will pop and pick some up, another question sorry but would it be one capsule for my 5kg dog but will mature to around 7kg ?

Dose for the weight he is now, you don't want to give too much vit e either! Get the smallest capsules you can for such a teeny dog, I know they make 100iu capsules. In fact I probably wouldn't give any more than that at 7kg either.

That's brill Thank you, see I would never of had a clue lol

Thank you again

Well it came today from Fish4dogs and have popped some on his food, fingers crossed he wont get a runny bum.

Thanks again everyone who helped.