Thank you everyone! Since I had a fresh bottle of olive oil on hand, our Buddy got a morning snack with a 1/2 TBL of oil. He licked the bowl clean! He is fed a dry food I get at Petsmart and it's not cheap. Something $30 for a 15 pound bag of chow. I get him the Senior diet line since it was recommended because Buddy also been showing some early hip problems. My husband starting taking fish oil caps for his own back - maybe when he takes his pill, he can give Buddy one . .