SAFFLOWER OIL       

Safflower oil contains 95% linoleic acid to corn’s 10% and is used in its cold-pressed form (sometimes called expelled). It is readily available in supermarkets and health food stores. Safflower oil contains the correct nutritional amount of the essential fatty acids (EFAs) necessary for our dog’s proper skin and coat.

OTHER OILS

The good oil seem to improve the overall health of all animals. Good oils can bring down cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the body. There are good and had oils. Both kinds compete for the same spot in the cell membranes. The good oils (safflower, sunflower, wheat germ, and flax) can displace other oil molecules in the cell membranes if the concentrations are high enough.
        Oils, such as cottonseed, also cannot be utilized by your dog (other “bad” oils include corn, palm, and canola).  Flax seed oil is a high quality and popular oil used in naturals diets. Personally, I have found few dogs that can tolerate it. It causes either vomiting or diarrhea.
 
RANCID OILS
Oil are best kept in the refrigerator after opening. Pricking a vitamin E capsule and putting the contents into the oil can keep it from turning rancid. Many oils turn rancid once they are opened. Rancidity turns oils into trans-fatty acids, which can be dangerous to your dog’s health and are contributing factors to a weakened immune system, heart disease and cancer.

COD-LIVER OIL
Vitamin D aids in the absorption of calcium and phosphorus, transports them to the teeth and bones and helps to keep normal blood levels of calcium. Cod-liver oil contains vitamins A and D, ad essential fatty acids. It is used in the dinner meal to help regular calcium metabolism and the utilization of phosphorus.    Cod-liver oil lowers the cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the blood-the primary causes of heart disease. Formerly used to cure rickets in children and young animals, cod-liver oil also aids in maintaining healthy bones, and preventing tooth and gum diseases.      Dogs housed outside, or exposed to a lot of sunlight in the summer, don’t require quite as much cod-liver oil since vitamin D is produced in the body when exposed to sunlight, and you can have too much of a good thing. Other dogs should stay on the amounts of cod-liver oil listed in the adult dog diet charts year-round .. So reduce by half the amount put into the dinner meal.