Health & Nutrition
As a veterinarian, you want to give your patients the very best care possible. While you may provide the best scientifically formulated foods available for canines and felines, it still may not provide all the nutrition your patients need.
For centuries, pet diets consisted of natural, unprocessed foods rich in Omega-3 fatty acids derived from fish, algae, and plants.
The health-promoting Omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil are EPA and DHA. They are important for supporting healthy skin1, coat, joints, brain, heart2, and eye health3, as well as a pet’s energy level. While research indicates that a ratio of Omega-6 to Omega-3 of 5:1 to 10:1 is optimal for dogs4, many pet foods contain primarily Omega-6 fatty acids from vegetable oils. This results in a highly unbalanced ratio dominated by Omega-6.
Some canine and feline diets may include Omega-3 fatty acids; however, virtually none include satisfactory amounts of the most important Omega-3 fatty acids, EPA and DHA. In line with pet recommendations in Scandinavia, we feel it is crucial to give pets quality fish oil every day.
Nordic Naturals Omega-3 fish oils (EPA and DHA) promote your patient’s health by supporting:
- optimal cellular health
- skin and coat health
- moisture retention in skin
- joint health
- heart health
- brain development and maintenance
- eye development and maintenance —retinal and visual cortex
- energy production
All natural vitamin A supports:
- vision
- growth
- immune function
- fetal development
All natural vitamin D supports:
- skeletal structure
- maintenance of mineral status
- muscle contraction
- nerve conduction, cell signaling
- phosphorous balance
- Griffin C. Canine atopic disease. Current Veterinary Dermatology: The Science and Art of Therapy. Mosby-Year Book 1993:99–120.
- Freeman L, Rush J, Kehayias J, et al. Nutritional Alterations and the Effect of Fish Oil Supplementation in Dogs with Heart Failure. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine 1998;12(6):440–8.
- Bazan N, de Turco R. Review: pharmacological manipulation of docosahexaenoic-phospholid biosynthese in photo-receptor cells: implications in retinal degeneration. Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics 1994;10(3):591–604.
- Vaughn D, Reinhart G, Swaim S, et al. Evaluation of dietary n-6 to n-3 fatty acid ratios on leukotriene B synthesis in dog skin and neutrophils. Vet Dermatol 1994;5(4):163–173.
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