Can I give my dog Costco fish oil? Is it safe? What about vitamin E?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Cavalier King Charles Spaniel | Female | spayed | 5 years and 4 months old | 17 lbs
Can I give my dog fish oil from Costco? The dog supplements are much more costly. Will it be ok to give one softgel daily? Do I need to supplement vitamin E with fish oil?
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Published on November 18th, 2017
It's fine to give dogs the human grade fish oil. Chloe can have 1,000 mg fish oil containing 300 mg of EPA/DHA combined for every 30 pounds of body weight. These pills are a little more than that, but it will be fine. She won't need vitamin E supplementation also. I hope this helps!
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Published on January 12th, 2018
As long as you are feeding a formulated dog food, this is not necessary. Supplementing vitamin E, and/or fish oils may help the coat look shinier and can be helpful in certain medical conditions. Otherwise the dog food should have adequate amounts in it. For more information about choosing a well-balanced dog food, I recommend you read the short article at the link below. https://www.petcoach.co/article/what-to-look-for-when-choosing-your-pet-s-food/ I hope that helps and all is well with Chloe.
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Published on September 10th, 2019
You can give human fish oil. Lily Sue can have 1,000 mg fish oil containing 300 mg of EPA/DHA combined for every 30 pounds of body weight. I'm not sure what she weighs, but she could probably have one or two tablets a day. Start with one to see how she goes. I would also consider getting pain medication from her vet. I hope this helps.
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