From:
Maya bee
Date: 2002-01-21 13:50:00 UTC
Subject: Re: [Ferret-Health-list] flaxseed oil
I was confused as well, because my bottle of flaxseed
oil (that I include in my dog's BARF diet) also didn't
mention anything about the Omega-6 fatty acid. Then I
was told by the store owner of Ryan's Quality Pet
Foods.. (my regular pet food store --which sells
holistic and fresh frozen organic pet foods,
supplements -- and the only place that would order
Totally Ferret for me!) ..that the ~flaxseed oil for
humans~ is not very good to give to animals because of
the *way* the last remainder of the oil is squeezed
out of the seeds. And apparently she had read this in
a pet magazine. I'm a skeptic when it comes to people
trying to sell me things, and I didn't know if this
was just a tactic to get me to buy *their* flax seed
oil... but, I looked at the flax seed oil they had,
and it's by Solid Gold - "a dietary supplement for
dogs, cats and horses" and it was just slightly more
expensive than the organic flaxseed oil for humans
that I get at the health food store. So I didn't
really want to take any chances and I bought it.. AND,
on the back it mentions ALL the omega fatty acids it
contains. Omega-6, Omega-3, and Omega-9. That's when
I got concerned over the ferret food, because it also
contained flax seeds! Sorry for the long story and
all, but I wanted to mention the thing about *flax
seed oil for humans* as compared to animals (just in
case anyone found it helpful).
--- Linda Iroff <ferret@m...> wrote:
> I'm confused. I thought flaxseed oil was good for
> you because it was high
> in omega-3 fatty acids not omega-6. In fact, the
> bottle I have here says
> that flaxseed is the most concentrated vegetarian
> source of omega-3s. It
> does say not to be taken by pregnant or lactating
> mothers.
>
> One of these capsules contains:
> 500 mg alpha-linolenic acid
> 200 mg linolenic acid
> 200 mg oleic acid
> 60 mg palmitic acid
> 30 mg stearic
>
> So what makes something an omega-3 or omega-6 fatty
> acid?
>
> Linda Iroff
> who took biochemisty MANY decades ago!
>
>
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