mosa Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 My cockers coat is quite dull when at longest, how many of you use oil in their foods to develope a nice shine on them. Ive heard olive oil in their food or cod liver etc etc please advise with dosage thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boromir Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 what about an egg or some sardines in his dinner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albertan_J Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 that ground up fish powder does the trick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinF Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 We have recently started giving ours a tin of sardines in oil with their normal food once a week, seem to be working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samboy Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 I also give my dogs Sardines in Sunflower oil. I used to put Mazola corn oil in their dinners too. Seems to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMcC Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 Cod liver oil capsules from a health shop. get the 'one a day' ones, they are normally BOGOF so you take one each morning and give the dog one as well. I am always getting compliments on the shine of my black Springadore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kes Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 As everyone else says - fish oil, tunas and sunflower oil is v good .Big dog an occassional tin (once a fortnight), meduim dog, half that. Sardines or bottled cod liver oil are cheaper mind. Unless you havea different supermarket tuna is about 2x the price of sardines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 We have recently started giving ours a tin of sardines in oil with their normal food once a week, seem to be working. My ones love it and it works a treat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popgun Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 I give my 2 Cockers Mackrel fillets in sun flower oil once a week they love it and it keeps there coats in good nick. Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziplex Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 We but cheapy tuna flakes in oil, give it to them once a week as a treat and all our mutts have lovely glossy coats....especially the GSP and they seem to love it too! Lots of dog biscuit have plenty of oil in them too if you read the ingredients Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 Worth mentioning that a dry coat can be a symptom of a medical problem. If you add oil to your pets food don't over do it. I heard of a horse that had to be shot because the owners had fed it so much cod liver oil it gave it a fatty liver and associated liver failure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 Yep dull coat can mean more than a lack of lubrication as above, oh and too much olive oil will lubricate a dog just fine so take extra poop bags along and no long car trips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzypigeon Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 My vet told me to put primrose oil tablets in with mine a few years ago he said just stick one in his food once a day and that'll sort it unfortunately I never got round to doing it before my bitch died, he did tell me again when I got new lab but I haven't tried so can't comment if it would work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 We give our cocker a raw egg a couple of times a week, as we have chickens and spare eggs always available, and her coat is in great condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gadge-it Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 I give my dogs skinners field&trail with 11% oil in-it but also a tin of sardines with sunflower oil once aweek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiLisCer Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Sorry to be blunt and nobody else has mentioned it - but groom it. If as you say it is dull when at its longest, does that mean you clip it? - if so then it will be very woolly and not its best - try hand stripping it as opposed to clipping it. A good groom, finished off with your hands to bring out the shine will keep the coat in its best condition - feed a good feed and it will contain all the oils it needs for its coat. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arwen3513 Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 with a dull coat i would ensure worming was up to date, groom daily, and give occaisionally treats to their diet, such as eggs fish oils, and powders all keep a coat in tiptop condition. with a spaniel hand stripping and scissoring are better than clippering. jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenBhoy Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Sorry to be blunt and nobody else has mentioned it - but groom it. If as you say it is dull when at its longest, does that mean you clip it? - if so then it will be very woolly and not its best - try hand stripping it as opposed to clipping it. A good groom, finished off with your hands to bring out the shine will keep the coat in its best condition - feed a good feed and it will contain all the oils it needs for its coat. Mike if it has been clipped then prob too late for stripping as the coat will never have grown back the same after first clipping and will always grow back wooly. what do you feed it? after trying and researching we now feed a brand called Collards and can 100% reccomend it. never known dogs with such shiny coat, so full of life and healthy. wherever we take dogs we get comments on how good the coat looks. http://www.collardspetfood.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 if it has been clipped then prob too late for stripping as the coat will never have grown back the same after first clipping and will always grow back wooly. The hair follicles don't know you've clipped it. The hair will continue to grow in just the same way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
working dog Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 I feed tinned fish as already mentioned. I also buy dry salmon skin cubes from fish4dogs.com which keeps coats in great condition. Mine are fed eggs still in the shell a couple of times a week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclestuffy Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 For our Collie, the vet said to use the omega 3 oils from the health shop (and also found in tins of fish). Three pumps of the stuff in the every meal - it was like a handwash pump mechanism Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson_tom Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 My vet and local pet shop try flogging me expensive dog food all the time saying it will give him a good coat. Funny how he one best coat at a charity dog show the other day. He is on butchers wet meat and he has at least 4 eggs a week which he loves and seems to keep him healthy and looking good. Only thing with eggs is break them first as when we found him munching away in the kitchen he picked the egg out the bowl and cracked it on the floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocker boy Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 feed a good quality diet,so you dont have to feed fish oil, and use a "groomit" stripping brush !. Sorted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 I use eggs and milk once a week and brush him at least once a week with a groom-it comb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenBhoy Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 (edited) The hair follicles don't know you've clipped it. The hair will continue to grow in just the same way. no the hair follicles dont 'know' but the coat will not continue to grow in the same way. hand stripping is a way of speeding up the natural process of the dogs coat moulting, thus removing the guard or outer coat. however when you clip, you cut through this coat and the under coat. when it grows back, the under coat grows much quicker and takes over the guard coat, thus the under coat becomes the one you see. guard coats are designed to be glossy for protection, under coat to be wooly for warmth. therefore once you clip and the guard coat takes over, your dog will have a dull wooly coat. Edited August 24, 2011 by BenBhoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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