I want to give my Cane Corso (Italian Mastiff) Biotin & Brewer’s Yeast, and I was originally going to just order from Dr.’s Foster & Smith in the powder forms made for dogs. But people I know are telling me I can just go to Walmart or local drugstore and get them in tablet or capsule form that people take and feed to her with meals. I had been buying Grizzly Salmon oil, and after going through several bottles, I finally just bought regular Omega-3 fish oil caplets from the vitamin aisle today when I was at Walmart. I am just not sure how many of those to give her, either? She is a puppy & 40-50 lbs-ish. Can anyone help me out here? Are there any other vitamins or supplements I might want to give her, and can you tell me what exactly they’re for?
She is eating kibble right now, and I am wanting to go all natural here soon, just not sure where to start… The raw diet honestly scares the hell out me, even though I know that’s what comes natural to dogs in the wild. I guess I would be more openminded to a "home cooked" diet at the moment. I honestly do not care to switch her to yet another kibble that everyone thinks is so much better than the others. Truth is, they all suck, and aren’t as good as real food. You’re just going to pay a hell of a lot more for one vs. others. Right now, she gets Pro Plan large breed kibble with puppy vitamins & salmon oil and 2 tablespoons of soft food mixed in (same brand) And we also add a boiled egg and a spoon of peanut butter with that for added protein. Petco is the large pet supply store closest to me, and honestly, I read lots of ingredients labels, and Pro Plan was the only food I could find that the first ingredient was meat and rice and not a "meal" product. She gets real liver and fish for snacks, and some other treats we bought that are supposedly organic. I’d like to know what other foods I can give her that will make up a complete balanced & nourished diet to where she’s not lacking anything essential so that I can do away with the kibble completely. But like I mentioned before, I’d honestly prefer to go the homecooked route vs. raw for the time being if anyone could help me. Any vitamins or supplements that would be helpful, just let me know and I will look into it! I want better for my furbaby and the storebought stuff is just not cutting it for us.
And again, if anyone could tell me how many tablets/capsules of Biotin, Brewer’s Yeast, & Omega-3 Fish Oil to give a large mastiff puppy, I’d really appreciate it! 
Hi Lizzie,
I haven’t actually given her Biotin or Brewer’s Yeast, yet. I wanted to figure out how much was okay first. She is, however, getting Grizzly wild salmon oil daily with her kibble. Her coat is remarkably shiny, I think the salmon oil is helping with that. I have heard nothing but horrible things about dry kibble. She is on Pro Plan which was the best I could find at the local pet store. I just don’t know where to start with real food or which vitamins and supplements she should get… I’m just looking for a better way!
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Please don’t overdo the supplementation. Ask the breeder of your dog what, if anything, is best to supplement your dog’s food with. Please keep in mind that if you are feeding a balanced diet to your dog then anything you add to it will unbalance the diet.
Ok I get my fish pills from Costco and the both get 4 a day. With your dog I would go 2 a day! I would not give the yeast! There are no benefits from it and is un-needed and can be bad for a dog! The only reason I do the fish pill is I have not gotten to the point that I am feed any fish! I do feed raw and have been doing it for a few weeks now and I will never go back!
A book that really helped me with the change to raw! Raw Dog Food: Make It Easy For You And Your Dog - Carina Beth MacDonald this is awesome book! Also this web site is a great chat http://www.bigdogsporch.com/index.php there are also tons of raw and home cook chats on yahoo!