Ocean Omega
Bill Holt one of the founding partners of Ocean Omega. It distributes menhaden fish oil pet food supplement for dogs, cats, horses and all carnivorous animals. Ocean Omega offers two grades of fish oil, Gold and Plus, as well as our Ocean Omega Seahorse Brand Flavored Equine Fish Oil.

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August 31, 2007
Coat Funk In Malamutes

I recently have been asked about how our fish oil may assist in the treatment of a skin condition called "coat funk". I referenced the inquirer to a very informative website, http://www.malamutehealth.org/, and also told them that the author of this website has utilized our Ocean Omega Fish Oil on her own two dogs experiencing this skin disorder.

Below is her testimonial taken from our Ocean Omega website,
http://www.oceanomega.com/Satisfied.html I hope this info is beneficial to Malamute and Siberian Husky owners.

My husband Hiram bought a gallon of Fish Oil from you yesterday at Sendaishi. I had been given us a 16 ounce bottle of it
as a gift, and we've been using it on the food of two of our 13 sled dogs. Those two dogs have had severe coat problems
caused by an inherited disorder, inlcluding dry, thinning hair and bald patches on their hips and tail. The condition is
called "coat funk" in malamutes, but it has different names in other breeds. Veterinary dermatologists simply call it
alopecia x because so little is known about the causes. No definitive treatment exists at this time.

Our two dogs seemed to be getting slightly better before we started giving them your fish oil, but over the summer their
improvement has been nothing short of miraculous. While I am reluctant to attribute the regrowth of hair to fish oil alone,
there is no doubt in my mind that it has been a major factor. We had been afraid that those two dogs would have to be
retired prematurely from our team, but now they have plenty enough coat to allow them to run in all but the most extreme
winter conditions. It will be interesting to see whether they continue to hold their new coats. Their condition is clearly a
medical disorder of some type, but, like other diseases, it is mediated by a wide variety of factors, including hormones and
nutrition.

For a long time people have thought that omega fatty acids played a role in improving coats, but the results that people get
from the various products out there have been patchy, to say the least. I am the health committee chairperson for our
national breed club, and will be sure to spread the word about your product. It isn't appropriate for me to "advertise" any
one product, but if my experience with your fish oil will help someone else's dog, I certainly want to share it.

Thanks for your efforts on behalf of sled dogs and other dogs.

Best, Vicki Daitch Rubicon Alaskan Malamutes Canterbury, NH

BH
Ocean Omega Promoting Good Health In ALL Pets!
www.oceanomega.com

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