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dosage recommendations off & soft gels more expensive than liquid form
The label is very misleading for appropriate dosage. (not that you can even see it on this Amazon listing!--very unlike Amazon)
If you have a LARGE DOG, you should NOT BUY the SOFT GELS because it will not be cost effective (and mine wouldn't eat the soft gels, so i had to cut and pour them onto food, which she LOVED). I recommend that you buy the liquid version. Here's the math for my 100 lb dog:
To reach the target, recommended dose of EPA/DHA (according to my vet and the research below), she would need 14 soft gels per day! (not 5 like the bottle suggests), so this bottle will only last 2 weeks. At $25.15 per bottle, that rounds to $1.80 per day. Using the liquid form (Nordic Naturals16oz bottle Omega 3 Pet large to very large dogs & multi dog households), which is for sale on amazon for $39.89 right now, it would last 31 days and comes out to $1.29/day. It may not sound like much, but that would save you $186 per year!
Suggested daily use for dogs
20-39 lbs: 0.5 teaspoon (2.5 ml) (189 servings/bottle) 345 mg EPA/207 mg DHA/713 mg total omega-3s
40-59 lbs: 1.0 teaspoon (5.0 ml) (94 servings/bottle) 690 mg EPA/414 mg DHA/1426 mg total omega-3s
60-79 lbs: 1.5 teaspoons (7.5 ml) (63 servings/bottle) 1035 mg EPA/621 mg DHA/2139 mg total omega-3s
80-99 lbs: 2.0 teaspoons (10 ml) (47 servings/bottle) 1380 mg EPA/828 mg DHA/2852 mg total omega-3s
100+ lbs: 3.0 teaspoons (15 ml) (31 servings/bottle) 2070 mg EPA/1242 mg DHA/4278 mg total omega-3s
Apply oil onto food, or serve by itself. Do not exceed the suggested daily use without consulting your veterinarian.
Just FYI: "The National Research Council has established a safe upper limit of EPA and DHA for dogs. It has yet to establish one for cats. In light of that, it is probably safe to use the guidelines for dogs for both species. Translating the data suggests that a dose between 20-55mg combined EPA and DHA per pound of body weight is safe for dogs and cats." --http://www.petmd.com/blogs/thedailyvet/ktudor/2013/aug/the-dangers-of-too-much-fish-oil-30731
March 2015 · Pet Supplies · verified purchase