littlehoov
New Member
Hello, new member, and new puppy as a matter of fact.
nearly 5 months old girl, just recently adopted from someone.
At any rate, she seems to have quite a bit of dandruff, and does scratch her self quite a bit. Doesnt seem to be tormenting or anything quite that bad, just the occasional scratching and dandruff. So im assuming her skin is dry.
Ive read that adding fish oil to her food may help, but I dont know how much to give her.
Ive read between 3-500mg per 10 pounds of body weight, and she just barely weighs ten pounds. All the dosages Ive seen have been at least 1000mg. I want to be accurate, and Im afraid Ill give her too much and end up giving her diarrhea. Shes doing well with potty training, and I dont want to mess that up.
Any other suggestions? I know I should probably switch to a different food. Im just feeding her the el cheapo brand puppy food right now. Yes I know its not the greatest, but we have had many animals who have lived ridiculously long lives eating nothing but cheap food....and furthermore living outside! My dog is inside though, before anyone fires up the flamethrower haha.
Thanks in advance.
nearly 5 months old girl, just recently adopted from someone.
At any rate, she seems to have quite a bit of dandruff, and does scratch her self quite a bit. Doesnt seem to be tormenting or anything quite that bad, just the occasional scratching and dandruff. So im assuming her skin is dry.
Ive read that adding fish oil to her food may help, but I dont know how much to give her.
Ive read between 3-500mg per 10 pounds of body weight, and she just barely weighs ten pounds. All the dosages Ive seen have been at least 1000mg. I want to be accurate, and Im afraid Ill give her too much and end up giving her diarrhea. Shes doing well with potty training, and I dont want to mess that up.
Any other suggestions? I know I should probably switch to a different food. Im just feeding her the el cheapo brand puppy food right now. Yes I know its not the greatest, but we have had many animals who have lived ridiculously long lives eating nothing but cheap food....and furthermore living outside! My dog is inside though, before anyone fires up the flamethrower haha.
Thanks in advance.