From:
ferret_girl79
Date: 2002-01-20 21:57:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Ferret food
Hi,
Thanks for the reply and thanks for looking into this issue more
closely. The article does not appear to have a bibliography, but I
have a direct link to it. Mind you it's quite lengthy and the quotes
I mentioned came under the "Fat Requirements" section. Here is the
link:
http://www.texasferret.org/news/199801.shtml
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., "sukieferret" <sukiecrandall@t...>
wrote:
> Could you provide the bibliography for that article? It might help.
>
> Did a very quick check (so not complete by any means) and the
> only concern I can find for non-pregnant individuals in relation to
> flaxseed oil is that it should be stopped before surgery and not
> given for a while afterward, and it should not be given when a
> disorder or med that reduces clotting is present since it also can
> reduce clotting. That was from a human health reference, _PDR
> for Nutritional Supplements_ , so may or may not behave the
> same way in ferrets, and the _Herb-Drug Interaction Handbook
> says that the mucilage content of flaxseeds can decrease
> absorption of other drugs (which, BTW mentioned that safflower
> oil can cause similar coagulation problems to those mentioned
> for flaxseed oil).
>
> > Any insight would be appreciated. Thank you.