Hello.  I have written a few times recently about my little fertie boy,
Bhut, and his possible lymphoma.  The vet treating him has always been and
remains sure that this is most likely thymic dependent lymphoma, but when
we did an ultrasound, a biospsy/aspirate wasn't possible, so we are still
just "guessing".  The tumor or mass on ultrasound appeared to be
encompassing a major vein or artery and both vets present said it would be
too risky to try to obtain a sample.
 
Anyway, since I found out that Bhut may have lymphoma, I have been
researching all possible treatments.  I hadn't found anything on my own,
but yesterday, I was told of a study in dogs that suggests that high levels
of omega-3 fatty acids does shrink certain types of tumors.  I was told
that the dogs in the study were fed Science Diet's new cancer formula along
with supplements of the omega-3 fatty acids.  Unfortunately, I have not
read the article myself, so I don't know any details.  Has anyone else
heard of this study?  Any similar studies in ferrets?
 
Another question is what would the best source of omega-3 fatty acids be?
I have a product that I use for my dogs called Derm Caps that seems like it
may be a good source, but I don't know enough about it to be sure.  Any
ideas?  I am currently feeding a mixture of TF, Eukanuba Kitten, and
Science Diet C/D.......I know the Eukanuba contains a small amount of the
omega-3 fatty acids, but probably not enough.
 
Thanks in advance!
Stacia and the fuzzies
[Posted in FML issue 2499]