Zesty Paws Wild Alaskan Omega-3 Pollock+Salmon Oil Liquid Skin & Coat Supplement for Dogs & Cats, 32-fl oz bottle

I ordered the 2-fl oz bottle, and when it arrived it was leaking from the bottle. I opened it and it still had the seal on it, but it was clearly compromised and still leaking from it. I reached out to chewy and they sent me a replacement super quickly which was awesome. Upon opening the package for the replacement, the replacement bottle has the exact same issue, safety seal on but still leaking. Chewy asked if I wanted another replacement or a refund, I selected refund due to a clear issue with packaging. I wasn't even able to give the product to my cat. Salmon oil can go rancid pretty quickly if exposed to air for too long. Not safe to feed your cat if it arrives leaking for a few reasons, but especially not being able to confirm how long it's been open and leaking for. I asked Chewy to give this feedback to Zesty Paws, so hopefully they look into creating safer packaging for their small bottles of salmon oil.

I have previously purchased a different brand. It worked well but was a larger container that took months to use. I primarily bought this because it was a smaller container. I think I'm just not understanding or doing the dosage properly, maybe. The pump is different than the other brand (obviously). The cats (four) seem to like it just as well as the other brand. BUT, within a week or so of switching to this my bigger cat developed (a new) hot spot. Now, his skin is terrible. Constantly dry and flaky. It's improved some with fish oil. I feel like this brand isn't quite doing as well as the other one. It might be the dosage tho, I'm not doing exact measurements to compare and decide. I'm taking part of the blame here but I feel if this was equal quality, the hot spot may not have happened. I gave 4 stars because it is better than nothing and because all four cats do like it. I'm not 100% sure if I'll but this brand again. I need to see if the other one has a smaller container than what I previously purchased. I don't feel like I wasted money by any means. There's too many variables to know exactly what went wrong here. The only thing I can recommend is try this brand if you think the ingredients, sourcing, ect fit with your needs.

My dog had been getting these bright red patches all over her belly, chest, limb and paw area. I saw her scratching constantly and it was really worrying to me that it kept getting worse and worse. I tried a vetraseb spray that helped soothe the itchiness temporarily but it didn’t do anything to stop the problem. I figured this was an internal problem with my Banana and topical treatments wouldn’t do much. I decided to look into supplements because I myself have found supplements to help rid of some issues I was having so I thought maybe Banana was missing something in her diet. This salmon oil has helped her immensely, you can just tell by looking at the pictures. Her redness and constant itching were getting so bad that she was starting to get bald spots where the redness occurred the most. I’ve been giving this to her for almost 2 weeks now and she almost never scratches anymore, she’s not constantly licking and chewing on her paws, and doesn’t have bright red irritated patches on her skin. I’m glad this is working so far because I really don’t think a vet would’ve found a solution to her skin issues, they probably would’ve given her useless medication and I would’ve been stuck with an expensive vet bill.

Long story short - My beautiful dark-furred tortie cat was having some unsightly dandruff (despite getting very high quality fishy wet food and plenty of water!) I tried this on a whim and will continue to buy it. She gets one pump on her wet food each morning. I wouldn't say she *likes* the flavor per se, but she happily eats it with her wet food. I've noticed a 90% improvement in her dandruff. Note that she never had itch, discomfort, or health issues - this was purely cosmetic. NOTE: THIS NEEDS TO BE REFRIGERATED AFTER OPENING! The bottle says that WAY too small, so please refrigerate! I've also had a reallllly annoying issue with the pump leaking oil all over my fridge (defying gravity to leak while not being touched. gross!) It must have something to do with the temp change and slight pressure inside, so unscrewing the lid to make it not-totally-airtight has alleviated the issue. Just in case anyone else has an issue.