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Some dogs cannot tolerate fish oil, especially dogs that have protein losing enteropathy because their systems cannot tolerate Long Chain Triglycerides. Coconut oil has medium chain triglycerides and is thought to be easier for their systems to tolerate. As with any other dietary product, introduce it slowly and in a small amount to see how your dog tolerates it. Also keep in mind that it adds calories to their daily intake and therefore you might want to lessen the amount of food you are feeding if their is a weight gain. I'm sure Dwerten will add her thoughts, I seem to recall that she heard something adverse about using coconut oil internally. Something with the liver maybe.