Cod Liver Oil for Pets

There are a plethora of reasons people administer cod liver oil to their pets. Goals include:

• Maintaining heart health
• Maintaining circulatory system health
• Strengthening immune system
• Fighting infection
• Repairing digestive track
• Healing skin
• Aiding fat storage
• Improving use of protein
• Diabetes prevention
• Improving intelligence
• Promoting healthy cell function and bone growth
• Maintaining eye health
• Improving skin, coat, and joint health

While you should always contact a veterinarian if your pet is experiencing symptoms of distress, cod liver oil can be part of a healthy diet.

There are different components in cod liver oil that make for a variety of benefits. First, cod liver oil is used in association with heart health, such as for arteries that have been damaged from any number of conditions including heart disease. This is because cod liver oil contains omega-3 fatty acids and vitamins A and D, all of which expedite mineral absorption, supports the elasticity of blood vessels, and increase muscle function. With the heart being the most important muscle in your body, this is rather significant.

One of cod liver oil’s fatty acids is EPA. This is good for keeping arteries from becoming inflamed due to any number of conditions including congenital defects, injury, aging, infection, or an overly fatty diet. 

Another of the fatty acids in cod liver oil is DHA, which has been used for cats and dogs for intelligence, retaining memories more effectively, and revealing a higher receptivity to training than their counterparts. Since DHA is one of the most abundant fatty acids in the brain, enhancing the amount your pet naturally has could be beneficial to their overall mental function.

Vitamin A is an especially powerful component included in cod liver oil. It’s been used with the goal of strengthening a pet’s immune system, fighting infection, repairing the digestive track, healing the skin, improving the body’s use of protein, and aiding in fat storage. 

In some areas of the country, dogs and cats receive a lot of vitamin D from the sun. However, especially in the middle latitudes, the sun does not necessarily provide enough sun for our pets to absorb enough vitamin D, and indoor pets get little to no benefit from the sun. Cod liver oil contains vitamin D, which can be a major health factor in diabetes, especially in older cats and dogs who are somewhat sedentary or obese.

Cod liver oil can easily be added to your pet’s food, and they’ll be happy to gobble it up. The amount you should give them depends on their size. During times when they spend a significant amount of time in the sunlight, you can potentially give them ¼ teaspoon less than the daily amounts listed.

• Under 30 pounds—1/2 teaspoon
• 30-60 pounds—1 teaspoon
• 60-90 pounds—1½ teaspoons
• Over 90 pounds—2 teaspoons

While cod liver oil is not a new trend, it is currently trending as a supplement for pets. When a specific health supplement begins to trend, there are plenty of people who take advantage of the demand by opening up online “storefronts.” They sell off as much as they can and disappear before you even have time to complain about the low quality of the product. Some of them may even be dangerous to your pet.

If you notice that the outlet you’re looking to buy cod liver oil from guarantees therapeutic benefits, you should be immediately suspicious. The FDA forbids this language. You can’t know what you’ll get from an unscrupulous supplier.

Another flag is if the company selling cod liver oil doesn’t have a physical address and phone number. You should be able to get ahold of somebody right away if you have questions or concerns. If no address or phone number pop up when you click on the “Contact Us” tab, you should consider finding cod liver oil elsewhere.

In contrast to these fly-by-night shops, SeaPet has been offering health supplements for your pets’ wellbeing for more than two decades. If you have a question, you can call us anytime at (800) 434-8152. If you’re in Wisconsin, head over and see us in Menomonie from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm CST, Monday through Friday. You receive a friendly greeting and personal assistance from one of our staff members. 

Another reason you can trust SeaPet cod liver oil is that our product is tested for heavy metals such as arsenic, lead, cadmium, or mercury, as well as PCBs, dioxin, and any other toxins, and our products surpass national and international purity standards. Our product is 100% cod liver oil with no blends, no additional ingredients.

To buy cod liver oil for your pets, you can rely on SeaPet. We provide a variety of health supplements, so check out our line of products to be sure you’re getting the one that can most benefit your pet. You can talk to your vet if you need help making a decision, and our expert staff can answer any questions you may have.

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