mackrel

[Officially Retired]

You are right about the sardines. Sardines are low on the oceanic food chain, and therefore contain low amounts of mercury, PCBs and the other toxins that accumulate in longer-living marine predators such as salmon and tuna. Mackerel is very high in mercury. I dont have the time to elaborate on the negative effects of mercury but just google it and youll see why it would be foolish to feed something high in mercury to working animals when there is a healthier alternative.

Actually, according to this list, North Atlantic/Chub mackerel (which is what I buy) is one of the lowest in mercury also ... so it would be foolish to dismiss mackerel as a staple based on a false belief.

Both of these fish have a high degree of essential nutrients, compared to other meats, both of them have very high Vitamin D content (for healthy bones) ... but mackerel has nearly 8x the amount of Vitamin A that sardines carry ... while sardines have 28x the Omega-6 fatty acid profile as mackerel ... and both are very high in Omega-3 fatty acids. So both of them seem like fine choices.

A knock on both of these fishes is that they're both extremely high in sodium ...

Jack

[Abe]

If you already feed an oz a day of fresh salmon daily and 1/2 oz of flaxseed oil every other day do you think a dog could still benefit from feeding either of these fish ?

[FrostyPaws]

You shouldn't be feeding your dog any type of flax seed oil.

[R2L]

? flax oil is great

[heritage]

You shouldn't be feeding your dog any type of flax seed oil.

Why shouldnt flax seed oil be fed?

[Abe]

Explanation ?

[FarmersChoice]

i have a buddy that uses falx seed meal in his mix recipes

[FrostyPaws]

I've posted an article on this board where it's explained why flax isn't recommended for dogs.

Flax oil is great for people but not so much for dogs. Use wheat germ if you want to use an oil such as that. Even canola oil is better for assimilated in a dog than flax oil.

[Abe]

If you already feed an oz a day of fresh salmon daily and 1/2 oz of flaxseed oil every other day do you think a dog could still benefit from feeding either of these fish ?

Ca Jack or anyone with hard facts ?

[Black Hand]

made my dogs shit water lol