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**mbattle** · 03-24-2005, 09:49 AM

Hello everyone...
My name is MJ and I am new to the board. I have a chocolate lab named Havana.
I have a quick question.....
My vet suggested I give her 1 tsp of Safflower Oil per 25 lbs to help her coat. She is a little over 50 lbs so my husband and I have been giving her 2 tsp drizzled on her food (twice a day). We started Sunday and last night she puked twice. Do you think it's from the safflower oil? It looked like she puked up digested food. It wasn't bile or anything like that. (Sorry if that was TMI)
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
MJ

**DoggiesAreTheBest** · 03-24-2005, 10:23 AM

I don't have answers for you on the safflower oil dilemma. But I just wanted to say welcome to Pet Talk. Hope you like it here. Would love to see a picture of Havana!

**mbattle** · 03-24-2005, 10:29 AM

Thank you!
Here is a picture of Havana....
She got all muddy from the last rain storm.

**GraciesMommy** · 03-24-2005, 10:31 AM

Welcome to PT...my son just got a chocolate lab last week...13 weeks old...and named her Lady Ace.

**DoggiesAreTheBest** · 03-24-2005, 11:00 AM

O My! Havana is so cute! I just love her dirty nose!

**Karen** · 03-24-2005, 11:34 AM

What a sweet face! It's like she's saying "Mud? What mud? I didn't bring any mud in, Mom!"

Maybe try cutting back to one tablespoon a night, and see if it happens again. Could be a one-time thing, maybe she ate something she shouldn't have (which I say just because she IS a Lab, after all)!

**luvofallhorses** · 03-24-2005, 11:37 AM

Welcome! What a cutie she is

I hope to get to know her more I am happily owned by 4 dogs, 2 cats and one guinea pig

**tatsxxx11** · 03-24-2005, 12:06 PM

Welcome MJ!!!

Oh, your Havana is such a cutie! My Lab Star often sports that same "nose"

The oil could be upsetting her stomach, especially as she's not accustomed to it. I'd start slowly, perhaps adding just a teaspoon once per day for a week, then increasing to two. Did the vet say 1 tsp. per 25 lbs? That would make it a total of 2 tsp. daily? Correct me if I'm ,osreadomg, but I think you're giving her a total of 4 teaspoons daily? (2 at each meal?) Might be a bit much for her. My girl is 54 lbs and I give her just one tsp. per day.

Feel better soon, sweetheart! Hope to see lots more of adorable you!

I'm Sandra and my girls are Star and Cody, a yellow Lab and Husky x!

**cyber-sibes** · 03-24-2005, 12:35 PM

Welcome! that picture made me laugh- what a cutie! she has really pretty eyes. I'd have to agree that if she's not used to oil, it could upset her. Just cut back a little and add gradually. Hope to se more pics of Havanna soon!

**mbattle** · 03-24-2005, 12:42 PM

Thank you everyone for the warm welcome and the advice. I will cut back to 1 tsp a day!
Here's another picture of her when she was about 10 weeks old with her doggles on

**pitc9** · 03-24-2005, 03:13 PM

Ahhhh TO cute!!!!
That dirty nose is the cutest!!!
Welcome to PT!!

I agree, I think start off slowly with the oil.

I am owned by two German Shepherd Dogs, Sierra and Buddy.

**Oggyflute** · 03-24-2005, 03:21 PM

G'day MJ & welcome. I'm Trev and have two standard schnauzers. Havana has the look of innocence. That bart simpson line always springs to mind. "I didn't do it"