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Can I give salmon oil to my dog with kidney issues directly or mixed?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Havanese | Male | neutered | 4 years and 2 months old | 15.432358353 lbs

Kindly,Can I give salmon oil to my dog ​​directly in his mouth or should I mix it with food? he suffers from kidney problems, thanks.

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Answered By Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on February 25th, 2019

As far as I know it does not make a lot of difference, so you can use it on top of food. Make sure blood Calcium levels are under control as salmon oil supplement is a recognized cause of hypercalcemia in dogs and could be contraindicated with renal failure (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jsap.12415).

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