{"id":2134,"date":"2015-06-08T15:30:41","date_gmt":"2015-06-08T22:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/?p=2134"},"modified":"2017-06-21T11:35:42","modified_gmt":"2017-06-21T18:35:42","slug":"chia-for-pets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/chia-for-pets\/","title":{"rendered":"Why give chia seeds to your pets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New research has surfaced showing that chia seeds can be very beneficial for dogs and cats. Here&#8217;s what you need to know about giving chia seeds to your pet:<\/p>\n<h3>Benefits of supplementing with chia seeds<\/h3>\n<p>The essential fatty acids (EFA&#8217;s) found in chia seeds not only give your pet a sleek coat and healthy skin, but at the right dosage, they can also help reduce inflammation and protect against cancer. They are an essential part of your pet&#8217;s diet because your pet cannot make EFA&#8217;s on their own.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fact:<\/strong> Chia has 3 times the amount of Omega-3 fatty acids as salmon<\/p>\n<h3>Omega-3 is important to balance out Omega-6 fatty acids and promotes healthy:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Cells<\/li>\n<li>Immune system<\/li>\n<li>Skin and coat<\/li>\n<li>Joints<\/li>\n<li>Brain development and maintenance<\/li>\n<li>Eye development and maintenance<\/li>\n<li>Growth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Why chia seeds are a great alternative<\/h3>\n<p>Chia seeds are picky-eater approved: they do not have a strong taste or scent. The dosage is quite potent, with only 1 teaspoon per day for small pets or 2 teaspoons per day for large pets, or 1\/4 teaspoon for every 10 pounds of body weight.<\/p>\n<h3>How to give your pet chia seeds<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Sprinkle seeds on top of dry food<\/li>\n<li>Mix seeds into wet food<\/li>\n<li>Soak the seeds in water for 10 minutes, strain, and serve as directed above<\/li>\n<li>Grind seeds into a powder and serve as directed above<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New research has surfaced showing that chia seeds can be very beneficial for dogs and cats. Here&#8217;s what you need to know about giving chia seeds to your pet: Benefits of supplementing with chia seeds The essential fatty acids (EFA&#8217;s) found in chia seeds not only give your pet a sleek coat and healthy skin, <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/chia-for-pets\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2135,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[122,55],"class_list":["post-2134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pet-products","tag-all-natural-pet-products","tag-all-natural-supplement"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2134"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2695,"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2134\/revisions\/2695"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}