Just a start because you will find more on that from actual ferret expert vets in the FML Archives and FHL Archives: http://ferrethealth.org/archive/SG14864 (with Dr. Murray's permission for me to copy his posts here unaltered) >Hi Sukie, > >You referenced an article from Dr Scott Brown, VMD, PhD, ACVIM from >the University of Georgia. He has written many on this topic. Yes, >the fish oils have the omega 3 fatty acids (EPA and DHA) that help to >reduce inflammation. In the kidneys, fish oils lower the amount of >the eicosanoids (prostaglandin E2 and thromboxane A2), which reduces >glomerular pressure and slows the progression of chronic kidney >disease. Omega 6 fatty acids (vegetable oils) increase the production >of the eicosanoids, increase glomerular hypertension, and speed up the >progression to end-stage kidney failure (death). That is one of the >reasons Iams/Eukanuba kitten, Totally Ferret, and Marshall's ferret >food all have fish oil in them. > >Hope that helps, >Jerry Murray, DVM and others such as: http://ferrethealth.org/archive/FHL4695 http://ferrethealth.org/archive/SG17963 Sukie (not a vet) Recommended ferret health links: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/ http://ferrethealth.org/archive/ http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html http://www.miamiferret.org/ http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/ http://www.ferretcongress.org/ http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html all ferret topics: http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/archives/ferret-search.html "All hail the procrastinators for they shall rule the world tomorrow." (2010, Steve Crandall) On change for its own sake: "You can go really fast if you just jump off the cliff." (2010, Steve Crandall) [Posted in FML 7223]
