Fish Oil For Dogs

I got a call today from one of my partners, who wanted to tell me about what one of the participants in our test group had told him. Our test group took my ultra pure pharmaceutical grade fish oil for a couple months, before we released it, and the female participant that had spoken to my partner was, for lack of a better term, our guinea pig.

The woman is a nurse at a dialysis clinic, is around 50 years of age, widowed, and has two dogs, (real dogs…not like the overdeveloped rats that are so popular these days), and the dogs are somewhere between 9 and 10 years old.

She started to take my pharmaceutical grade fish oil, because the stuff she was taking gave her “fish burps,” which she didn’t like, and she was attracted to the greater levels of EPA/DHA in my formula, which she wasn’t getting in the stuff at the supermarket.

Her primary reason for using fish oil was to reduce arthritic discomfort. At fifty, and being a full time nurse, she is on her feet for many, many hours at a time, and it’s been hard on her.

She had been taking my special fish oil formula for a month, when she told us that she had experienced a substantial decrease in her pain level. She said it was like she had new legs!

Here’s where the story goes to fish oil for dogs.

Her dogs, named Shaggy and Shea, were getting up in age and therefore were not as active as they were in their younger days, and Shea seemed to have a bit of limp. After taking the fish oil formula for a month and experiencing the benefits, she decided to give the dogs one soft gel each day at the same time as they got their doggy treats. In only two weeks, the dogs’ energy levels were markedly increased and Shea was walking without a hitch.

I understand this is not scientific, and I’m certainly not a veterinarian. I really don’t know what to make of it, other than it’s a good story. But if it works…I’m not going to stand in the way of her giving fish oil for dogs.

Shea and Shaggy’s mom is certainly not the only person who has reported that fish oil is a great method for reducing pain associated with common arthritis. Using pharmaceutical-grade fish oil is a great help if you are battling all sorts of joint troubles.

I found a study just a few days ago from Columbia University Medical Center that stated omega 3 fatty acids may help reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s by 19 to 24%. Pharmaceutical grade fish oil can also help with brain, joint, and heart function.

Alzheimer’s is the #1 health fear of my generation, and the one that follows, too.