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At Rocky's last visit for a steroid shot, the vet suggested adding flax seed oil to his diet. She said it has anti-inflammatory properties which may help his asthma. Rocky gets steriod shots about every 2-3 months to help control asthma symptoms- coughing and occasionally vomiting. He has chronic herpes. He already gets lysine mixed into the wet food. All of the cats get it b/c we can't assign dishes, so each cats gets 500 mg a day, depending on how much wet food s/he eats. I have added a splash of flax seed oil to each dish. No one seemed to really eat their wet this morning, dunno if was the oil or just circumstance, and I fed everybody tonight as well.
Does anyone else have any experience with it, and any ideas about dosing. She didn't really say how much to give.
 
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My girls all hate the taste of flax ... i mix in tuna
 
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Originally Posted by zak&rocky

At Rocky's last visit for a steroid shot, the vet suggested adding flax seed oil to his diet. She said it has anti-inflammatory properties which may help his asthma. Rocky gets steriod shots about every 2-3 months to help control asthma symptoms- coughing and occasionally vomiting. He has chronic herpes. He already gets lysine mixed into the wet food. All of the cats get it b/c we can't assign dishes, so each cats gets 500 mg a day, depending on how much wet food s/he eats. I have added a splash of flax seed oil to each dish. No one seemed to really eat their wet this morning, dunno if was the oil or just circumstance, and I fed everybody tonight as well.
Does anyone else have any experience with it, and any ideas about dosing. She didn't really say how much to give.
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I'm not sure about cat dosage,but my mother took 1 tablespoon once a day while battling colon cancer. I would think maybe an 1/8 to a 1/4 tsp would be more than enough. Hope it helps him feel better!
 
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Well, they are eating more than they did the first time, but I don't know if they exactly like it. I was giving probably about 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon- poured a bit in a regular spoon and put a nickel sized drop in each bowl. I'm wondering if he will take it with a dropper- he normally hates droppers but maybe he will take it b/c it doesn't taste quite as bad. I'm going to see if anyone ate their food this morning when I get home, and then decide.
 
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