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January 22, 2008
Ocean Omega Healthy Products for your Cat
Hepatic lipidosis, also known as fatty liver syndrome, is an accumulation of fat in the liver and is a very common and very serious occurrence in fat cats who are not eating. This disease is deadly if not addressed, but almost always treatable and curable when presented to a veterinarian in its early stages.
Why would a fat cat not be eating? Ideas: "Bad teeth." "Intestinal blockage" "Stress." Cats like their food because they can smell it. So if a cat can't smell its food, it's not going to eat. What could cause a cat to lose its sense of smell? Answer:Upper respiratory infection.
Absolutely. Cats get upper respiratory infections all the time. So you have a fat cat that gets the flu and can't smell. The cat stops eating. What is the body's reaction going to be? Answer:Mobilization of fat to the liver.
You have anorexia in the presence of abundant fat stores. The body will try to feed itself by moving body fat stores to the liver to be converted into fuel. The liver can't handle this fatty saturation and liver dysfunction ensues . This doesn't happen to thin cats. They don't have enough fat available to mobilize and create this problem.
If your cat got an upper respiratory infection and stopped eating, he/she would be a prime candidate for hepatic lipidosis.If you don't bring your pet into a vet and the cat gets hepatic lipidosis, death is likely.
You can hospitalize the cat and feed it through a tube. You could also encourage eating utilizing our Ocean Omega Gold, which has a slight aromatic essence of fish, to be added to your cats food-something your cat could sniff through its cold. Smearing some food with our fish oil added; on a paw is another means of encouragement. Even if your cat will not eat, it will still clean itself.
After your cat has recovered from hepatic lipidosis or before your fat cat gets hepatic lipidosis, you should put your cat on a veterinarian-recommended low-calorie diet.Encourage exercise via catnip or toys. Monitor your cat's intake carefully in times of stress (for example, the addition of a new pet). Weigh your cat weekly to make sure it is losing weight.
By slimming your cat down, you could save him from hepatic lipidosis and other life-threatening diseases related to cat obesity.
Millions of obese pets mirror the American obesity epidemic
According to the American Association of Obesity, 64.5% of adult Americans (about 127 million) are categorized as being overweight or obese. But this epidemic isn't just affecting humans. More than 40% of American household pets are overweight or obese, leading to a steady rise in insurance claims for pet illnesses that can be obesity-related, according to actuarial data released by Veterinary Pet Insurance Co./DVM Insurance Agency (VPI), the nation's oldest and largest health insurance provider for pets.
It's shocking to learn that overweight owners are three times more likely to have overweight pets. Pets are becoming obese by the millions, and as Americans continue to adopt a more sedentary and pampered lifestyle, so will our pets. Along with this increase in weight, VPI is seeing an increase in claims for pet illnesses that are often obesity-related, such as diabetes.”
According to most recent data, there has been an annual steady climb in the percentage of total claims that relate to the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus.  
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January 20, 2008
Ocean Omega Sea Vegetables for Pet Nutrients
Marine PhytoChemicals Ocean Omega Sea Vegetables
We are exploring options to perhaps soon provide Sea Vegetables from the cold waters of our own Maine Seacoast, to add to our array of holistic pet healthcare products.
The body of our pets can be a self-healing mechanism given the proper raw
materials. There is no silver bullet for any chronic disease. One must
systematically turn on the animals brain's neurochemicals to activate the
pituitary that activates the endocrine system that controls the rest of the
organs. The pets immune system must be prompted to clean the liver and
gall bladder and get it able to eliminate toxins. Most of these vasculitis
syndromes are due to toxins that the liver can't excrete. Then you must
supply the animals body with total nutrition so it can rebuild itself.
"Phytochemicals" in kelp and other sea vegetables have been shown to absorb
and eliminate radioactive elements and heavy metal contaminants from the
body, as well as reduce the
onset, frequency and size of tumors in laboratory experiments.
The nutrients in cultivated marine phytoplankton contain a wide range of trace elements, vitamins, organic minerals, amino acids, essential fatty acids, enzymes, carotenoids, chlorophyll, and cellular material not found in other super green foods, including many important elements that are now deficient in the animals body, such as selenium and sulfur. They are also a source of those essential Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids.
Consuming even a small amount of phytonutrients from marine phytoplankton per day enhances your body's ability to regain its natural state of health.
Phytonutrients from Marine Phytoplankton offer potentially promising effects in animal physiology.
Kelp:intensely rich in minerals and trace elements,is highest in iron, calcium, potassium, magnesium, and offers substantial amounts of Vit. B's.
Dulse: is a good source of vegetable protein, iron, potassium, magnesium,
iodine, chlorophyll, enzymes, Vitamin A, Vitamin B's, and dietary fiber
Laver: is the highest in Vitamins B1, B6, B12, C, and E, and contains
significant amounts of vegetable protein, fiber, Iron, and other minerals
and trace elements.
Alaria: is a good dietary source of Vitamin A, [beta carotene], iron,
potassium, magnesium, chlorophyll, enzymes, trace elements, Vitamin B's and
dietary fiber
Sea vegetables are rich in minerals and trace elements, including calcium,
magnesium, iron, potassium, iodine, manganese, chromium and more, at levels
much greater than those found in land vegetables. Sea veggies also provide
vitamins, fiber, enzymes, and high quality protein. Marine phytochemicals
found only in sea vegetables have been shown to absorb and eliminate
radioactive elements and heavy metal contaminants from our bodies. Other
recent research demonstrates the inhibition of tumor formation, reduction of
cholesterol, and anti-viral properties of sea vegetables.
Sea vegetables are wild ocean plants, or marine algae, enjoyed daily as
staple and healing foods in many coastal parts of the world. Small amounts
of sea veggies add a rich flavor and enhance the nutritional value of most
dishes. Popular American sea vegetables are Dulse, Kelp, Alaria, Laver, from
the east coast, and Sea Palm from the west coast. Asian varieties include
Nori, Hiziki, Arame, Kombu and Wakame.
Sea weed is yet another nutrient rich source for pet food supplementation.Nourishing Animals with Sea Vegetables
has been known to have included seaweed being fed to house pets.
 
We are continually being asked why our Ocean Omega Fish Oil should be considered as a vital pet food supplement: here are some factoids for everyones consideration:
One of the most pressing issues in pet healthcare for the 21st century is nutrition, with obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disorders, and many other pet afflictions becoming more and more prominent, its all linked to their diets. In that aspect, omega-3 will play a major role. Since 1971 there are now some 14,000 published papers on omega-3, including close to 6,000 animal studies.
For three billion years Marine Phytoplankton has supported virtually all living creatures in the ocean. It contains a unique combination of life sustaining nutrients including; Omega 3 essential fatty acids (EPA and DHA), protein, chlorophyll, vitamins, minerals and trace elements.
Phytoplankton are the food source utilized by some of the world's largest and longest living animals and fish. Menhaden are gill raking fish that eat phytoplankton.
Menhaden is a natural food source for blue whales, humpbacks, baleen whales and more species of fish, that all eat plankton ,and they live between 80-150 years while maintaining great strength and endurance and are sexually active and able to reproduce until they die. The menhaden is the most important fish in the sea if you understand its ecological purpose.
In addition to providing high protein fish oil, the menhaden are also extremely rich in desirable long-chain Omega-3 fatty acids. It is no wonder that menhaden is an ingredient in many of the better dog foods. With concentrated, high quality protein for growth and vigorous maintenance, and rich in Omega-3 fatty acids for a healthy cardiovascular system, supple skin and glossy coat, menhaden earns it's reputation as a vital ocean food source.
That is why this fish from its natural sources is of superior quality when compared with fish from farms.
Because it lives solely on phytoplankton, the menhaden is a "clean" fish. And, because it is preyed upon by most everything in the sea, it has evolved into a strong and fast swimmer meaning good muscle mass, and therefore has concentrated protein. Our high quality and competitively priced Ocean Omega-3 Fish Oil which is not normally found in other pricier cold-water fishes can of course be perceived as an added bonus.We feel as though if we are able to perhaps provide these sea vegetables , in combination with our fish oil and glucosamine products, that this will serve to enhance optimum pet healthcare supplementation.
Cats and dogs need broad-based mineral support just as we do. They also benefit from chelated, colloidal minerals as opposed to the inorganic salts that leave a free metal ion in the digestive track. They may also be attracted to the highly utilizable protein in most sea veggies. And they probably need those minute quantities of trace minerals just as we do. Seaweed has been studied as a combatant in animal hemolytic anemia.
We once again ask for the assistance of readers of our blog ; to respond with personal experiences with such sea vegetable nutrients as it would apply to their own pets. We also would encourage inquiries as to interest level of seeing Ocean Omega perhaps adding these products to our breadth of holistic pet food supplementation.
January 16, 2008
Ocean Omega New Feline Glucosamine
OCEAN
OMEGA ADDING NEW FELINE GLUCOSAMINE PRODUCT
  
We our pleased to announce a special introductory offer on our newest product Glucosamine Plus For Felines:OUR NEW PRODUCT WILL BE ADDED TO OUR WEBSITE SOON
LOOK FOR OUR UPCOMING ENTRY ON OUR WEB at this link to our ordering page Order the Glucosamine Plus combined with any size bottles of our fish oil together and we will take 15 % off the total price of your order!We are also offering our new product by the 16 oz bottle for $16.95
Glucosamine is a substance that naturally occurs in healthy joints. As cats get older, their body seems to make less of it. It is the same thing with your body. This lower production of Glucosamine can lead to joint pain. When you give your cat Glucosamine to make up for the deficit, you are promoting healthy joints. Because a cats body is familiar with Glucosamine, it is easily absorbed.It also contains vital nutrients that joints can use to stay healthy. And, of course, the nice thing about our Glucosamine is that it is from a vegetable source and not shellfish.The Apple Cider Vinegar contained within this product is a great digestive and immune system promoter as well.
  
Is your cat cranky? Lazy? or inactive? Truthfully, it may not be any of those at all. It may mean that he is just simply in pain! Joint pain in cats is a major problem. And can lead to weight gain, lack of energy and even affect their overall mood!
ENP’s Glucosamine Plus for Cats is specifically designed for Cats! It contains nutrients for healthy cartilage, bones, tendons, and ligaments. For long-term joint health and range of motion, no other “Glucosamine” formula is more complete!
Your Cat’s joints are the same as your joints; they are made up of 4 major components: cartilage, fluid, tendons and ligaments.
Cartilage is the cushioning between the bones that act as shock absorbers. The building block of healthy cartilage is glucosamine. Just like you, your cat ’s body naturally produces glucosamine. As your pet ages it’s body gradually produces less glucosamine and the cartilage between the joint can deteriorate, leaving your cat in pain. When you give your pet glucosamine you are replacing this deficit and promoting healthy joints.
Fluid is also needed to lubricate the joint and allow it to move freely. Chondroitin and Manganese do this by drawing fluid in around the joints and help to keep it there.
Tendons and Ligaments are the components most joint supplements forget about! Tendons and ligaments are a vital part of the joint. ENP includes ingredients like Horsetail, Proline, Boron and Grape Seed to promote stronger, healthier connective tissue.
Another aspect to consider is the pain and inflammation that can be associated with joint problems. We also include MSM in our formula. Research has shown that MSM has strong anti-inflammatory properties, helping to put your pet at ease while the other nutrients go to work.
Our Glucosamine Plus is the PURR-Fect solution for your cats joint problems!
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January 01, 2008
Ocean Omega: 2008 New Years Resolutions For Your Pets
 Natural Nutritional Diets for Dogs and Cats
Consider A Natural Nutritional Diet for Dogs and Cats
As we enter the first day of the New Year 2008, the new day should bring consideration to what nutritional changes you will incorporate into your pets diet. When you reflect back on last years events with the tainted pet food debocle coming to a head, I would once again encourage pet owners to have their pets consume fewer processed foods and rely more on unadulterated natural ingredients in their meals.Of course I will self serve in that I would highly recommend our Ocean Omega Fish Oil as a key ingredient to be included in any raw food diet.Surely, our beloved animal companions are entitled to enjoy an optimal quality of life.
Why does the quality of pet food make a difference in your pet's health? Because food is body fuel and a quality life does not exist without it. The strength of your pet's immune system, its resistance to disease, and its quality of life all depend on the food that your pet eats. Most commercial pet food products are derived from the waste materials of our food industry. As I have alluded to in previous articles in this blog, many processed pet foods actually contain animal parts, which include diseased along with cancerous tissue and non-food items, euthanized pets including the euthanasia chemicals, preservatives, mold, fungi, and rancid fat. Most cooked products lack vital enzymes and they do not provide a healthy variety. The pet food industry to a large degree remains an unregulated entity without good quality control or stringent guidelines being enforced upon them. Read the product labels for ingredients and ponder if you would want to eat these products yourself. Would you provide them for your family, day after day, year after year, for their entire life? Common sense and ever increasing pet food product knowledge will continue to prove that our pets must eat a wide variety of fresh, wholesome foods to enjoy good health.
Until the last few years, most people have shared their own food with their dogs and cats. Common sense would dictate that it is no coincidence that our pets today are suffering from an epidemic of ill health with many of the same diseases as their human caretakers conducive to what is in their diets.
All species of animals have been shaped through many years of evolution to thrive in good health by eating specific foods. These food requirements vary with each species. To coincide with this evolution, the digestive make up of our domesticated dogs and cats is still identical to that of their wild relatives. The physiology of dogs and cats is that of being carnivores. Here's where a balanced diet should take place, do not feed an all meat diet. Carnivores such as our dogs and cats have evolved to derive their needed nutrients from eating other animals; including their preys bones, organs, and stomach contents, all raw.However, we should also consider the afore mentioned balance of ingredients to include other sources of vital nutrients
Contrasts in health between dogs and cats fed a cooked food diet and dogs and cats fed a raw food diet are readily apparent in their ultimate results. The dogs and cats on the raw food diet will thrive in good health, diminishing the need of veterinary care. Wild carnivores do not cook their food. Their entire physiology is designed to eat raw food. The closer we can simulate a natural wild diet, including a variety of species-appropriate raw foods, the closer we will be in providing nutrients in the form that our animal companions must have to enjoy good health. Making a well-designed homemade diet is the next best thing.
A few of the benefits of feeding a species-appropriate diet of raw foods as well as other nutrient natural food stuffs to your dog or cat include: stronger disease and parasite resistance, elimination of bad body odor and breath, healthy skin and coat, improved digestion, and the satisfaction of knowing exactly what your pet is eating. Switching our pets to a raw food diet should facilitate them enjoying the optimum quality of life that they deserve.
December 31, 2007
Ocean Omega Fish Oil A Happy Hen Makes A Good Egg
Placing health before profit in raising and feeding chickens.
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Probiotic:
Small amounts of healthy bacteria such as lactobacillus acidophilus contribute to a healthy digestive tract.
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Fishmeal in Poultry Diets: Understanding what is healthy in this valuable feed ingredient<br />
Fishmeal in Poultry Diets: Understanding what is and what isn't healthy in the valuable feed ingredient for poultry
Fishmeal in Poultry Diets: Menhaden Fish Meal
I presently have one client who has been utilizing our menhaden fish oil as an ingredient in her own"mash" concoction for feeding her hens to produce high quality and high content Omega Eggs. We are trying to entertain possibly bringing on a menhaden fish meal specifically geared towards poultry feed.High quality fishmeal is recognized as an excellent source of protein, energy, minerals and vitamins. The majority of this fishmeal produced is included in commercial diets for poultry, swine, dairy cattle, mink and fish.
Good quality fishmeal demands a higher price than other high protein feedstuffs. Its proper use, however, requires a knowledge of not only its nutrient profile but also WHAT NOT TO BE INCLUDED AS A PRESERVATIVE=Ethoxyquin. An understanding of fishmeal ingredients will give users a better understanding of how the various factors interact to influence the quality of fishmeal.
Why Menhaden Should Be The Species Of Choice?
Fish differ both in their ability to store oil as well as where in the body oil is stored.
Species of fish referred to as "lean fish" include such species as cod and haddock. In these species the oil is stored primarily in the liver. The flesh (fillets) contain very little oil. Fishmeal from this type of fish has a low oil content (2 to 6%) since the livers are removed before processing. The whole fish is not usually used since cod and haddock are prized for the fillets. Since the fillets are used for human consumption, the fishmeal from these lean fish are made principally from the offal (white fish frames) remaining after filleting. "White" fishmeal commonly contains a higher concentration of ash (minerals) since the bony frames (head and racks) of previously filleted cod, haddocks, etc. are used. White fishmeal constitutes only 10% of the world fishmeal production.
Menhaden fish used to manufacture fishmeal stores oil in certain parts of the flesh. These are high oil fish and, unlike the lean fish, are not prized for their fillets. They are commonly referred to as "industrial fish." Approximately 90% of the world fishmeal production is from this high oil species.
Menhaden fishmeal, as well as most other species of fish used for the production of fishmeal have a similar protein content that averages approximately 16% in the whole fish. This whole body protein content will vary by only plus or minus 2 to 3%. The fishmeal derived from the fish will, therefore, all be fairly similar in protein content. The oil (fat) content in the menhaden fish species is much more potent than other species content. The amount of oil in fishmeal is directly dependent on the efficiency of the oil removal at the time of processing.
Menhaden Fishmeal is Commonly Produced in the U.S.A.
In the U.S.A., the majority of the fishing industry is in the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. The main industrial fish harvested is menhaden. In fact, 98% of the fish oil produced in the U.S.A. is from menhaden, a high oil species. The oil is considered by fish processors to be a by-product of fishmeal production. This fish oil has an important place in animal diets.
Smaller quantities of fishmeal produced in the U.S.A. are made from herring, redfish, and white fish. These species of fishmeal are low in oil.
Why Menhaden Constitutes: Good Quality Fishmeal
Menhaden fish oil when correctly processed will produce a good quality brown powder which will average between 60% and 70% protein. The menhaden fish oil contained within the fishmeal will usually be in excess of 14%. The moisture level will commonly range from 6 to 12%. The ash content will range from 18% (more common for an industrial fishmeal) to 25% (more common for a white fish meal).
The odor of fishmeal, as would be expected, is that of fish. It is easily distinguished from other ingredients. If an acrid "scorched" smell is present this usually indicates overheating or scorching. If this occurs, a blackish dark-brown color is common and the quality of protein is usually affected in a negative manner.
I am working ardently to negotiate a feasible quantity and competitvely priced option for Ocean Omega to hopefully be able to provide this valuable poultry feed, as Ocean Omega continues to strive for more healthy pet products diversification within the confines of 2008. Stay tuned as more information will be forthcoming.
December 29, 2007
Human Food Stuffs To Avoid Giving Our Pets
Human Foods that Poison Pets
Feeding pets food that we enjoy is not only wrong, it can also be fatal. There are some foodstuffs that humans relish which cause illness and death if eaten by pets.
Chocolate, macadamia nuts and onions are good examples. Each of these foods contains chemicals which rarely cause problems for humans, but for dogs, these same chemicals can be deadly.
Chocolate contains theobromine, a compound that is a cardiac stimulant and a diuretic.
When affected by an overdose of chocolate, a dog can become excited and hyperactive. Due to the diuretic effect, it may pass large volumes of urine and it will be unusually thirsty. Vomiting and diarrhea are also common. The effect of theobromine on the heart is the most dangerous effect. Theobromine will either increase the dog’s heart rate or may cause the heart to beat irregularly. Death is quite possible, especially with exercise.
After their pet has eaten a large quantity of chocolate, many pet owners assume their pet is unaffected. However, the signs of sickness may not be seen for several hours, with death following within twenty-four hours.
Cocoa powder and cooking chocolate are the most toxic forms. A 10-kilogram dog can be seriously affected if it eats a quarter of a 250gm packet of cocoa powder or half of a 250gm block of cooking chocolate. These forms of chocolate contain ten times more theobromine than milk chocolate. Thus, a chocolate mud cake could be a real health risk for a small dog. Even licking a substantial part of the chocolate icing from a cake can make a dog unwell.
Semi-sweet chocolate and dark chocolate are the next most dangerous forms, with milk chocolate being the least dangerous. A dog needs to eat more than a 250gm block of milk chocolate to be affected. Obviously, the smaller the dog, the less it needs to eat
Onions and garlic are other dangerous food ingredients that cause sickness in dogs, cats and also livestock. Onions and garlic contain the toxic ingredient thiosulphate. Onions are more of a danger.
Pets affected by onion toxicity will develop hemolytic anemia, where the pet’s red blood cells burst while circulating in its body.
At first, pets affected by onion poisoning show gastroenteritis with vomiting and diarrhea. They will show no interest in food and will be dull and weak. The red pigment from the burst blood cells appears in an affected animal’s urine and it becomes breathless. The breathlessness occurs because the red blood cells that carry oxygen through the body are reduced in number.
The poisoning occurs a few days after the pet has eaten the onion. All forms of onion can be a problem including dehydrated onions, raw onions, cooked onions and table scraps containing cooked onions and/or garlic. Left over pizza, Chinese dishes and commercial baby food containing onion, sometimes fed as a supplement to young pets, can cause illness.
Onion poisoning can occur with a single ingestion of large quantities or with repeated meals containing small amounts of onion. A single meal of 600 to 800 grams of raw onion can be dangerous whereas a ten-kilogram dog, fed 150 grams of onion for several days, is also likely to develop anemia. The condition improves once the dog is prevented from eating any further onion
While garlic also contains the toxic ingredient thiosulphate, it seems that garlic is less toxic and large amounts would need to be eaten to cause illness.
Macadamia nuts are another concern. The toxic compound is unknown but the affect of macadamia nuts is to cause locomotory difficulties. Dogs develop a tremor of the skeletal muscles, and weakness or paralysis of the hindquarters. Affected dogs are often unable to rise and are distressed, usually panting. Some affected dogs have swollen limbs and show pain when the limbs are manipulated.
Dogs have been affected by eating as few as six macadamia kernels (nuts without the shell) , also avoid macadamia butter.
Luckily, the muscle weakness, while painful, seems to be of short duration and all dogs can recover from the toxicity. All dogs should be taken to their veterinary surgeon.
Pets owners should not assume that human food is always safe for pets. When it comes to chocolate, onions, garlic and macadamia nuts, such foods should be avoided. Be sure that your pets can’t get into your stash of chocolates, that food scraps are disposed of carefully to prevent onion and garlic toxicity and that your dog is prevented from picking up macadamia nuts if you have a tree in your garden.
Pear pips, the kernels of plums, peaches and apricots, apple core pips (contain cyanogenic glycosides resulting in cyanide posioning)Potato peelings and green looking potatoesRhubarb leavesMouldy/spoiled foodsAlcoholYeast doughCoffee grounds, beans & tea (caffeine)Hops (used in home brewing)Tomato leaves & stems (green parts)Broccoli (in large amounts)Raisins and grapesCigarettes, tobacco, cigars
A short list of ingredients in "lower end"processed pet foods to avoid would include the following:
- Glyceryl Monostearate
- Phosphoric Acid
- Propylene Glycol
- Corn Gluten
- Wheat Gluten
- Brewers Rice
- Cereal Food Fines
- Feeding Oat Meal
- Grain Fermentation Solubles
- Maltodextrins & Fermentation Solubles
- Potato Product
- Soy Flour
- Blue 2 (artificial color)
- Red 40 (artificial color)
- Titanium Dioxide
- Yellow 5 (artificial color)
- Yellow 6 (artificial color)
- Animal Fat
- Beef Tallow
- Lard
- Poultry Fat
- Vegetable Oil
- Cellulose
- Corn Bran
- Corn Cellulose
- Oat Hulls
- Peanut Hulls
- Rice Hulls
- Animal Digest
- Digest Flavor
- Glandular Meal
- Apple Pomace
- Citrus Pulp
- Grape Pomace
- BHA
- BHT
- Ethoxyquin
- Propyl Gallate
- Beef & Bone Meal
- Blood Meal
- Chicken Byproduct Meal
- Corn Distillers Dried Grains With Solubles
- Corn Germ Meal
- Corn Gluten Meal
- Liver Meal
- Meat & Bone Meal
Meat Meal- Pork & Bone Meal
- Poultry Byproduct Meal
- Poultry Meal
- Soybean Meal
- Bone Phosphate
- Salt
- Mineral Oil
- Yeast Culture
- Yeast Fermentation Solubles
- Cane Molasses
- Corn Syrup
- Fructose
- Sorbitol
- Sugar
- Dl-Alpha Tocopherol Acetate
- Menadione Sodium Bisulfate
December 23, 2007
Ocean Omega Glucosamine Plus
 SALE
Introductory Special
Glucosamine Plus All Natural
Reg. $27.95 32 Ounce bottle
Sale Price: $24.95 32 Ounce bottle
 
Please see the glucosamine link on our website
Glucosamine Plus for Dogs!
We our pleased to announce a special introductory offer: See this link to our ordering page Order the Glucosamine Plus combined with any size bottles of our fish oil together and we will take 15 % off the total price of your order!We are also offering our new product by the quart bottle for $24.95
Glucosamine is a substance that naturally occurs in healthy joints. As dogs get older, their body seems to make less of it. It is the same thing with your body. This lower production of Glucosamine can lead to joint pain. When you give your dog Glucosamine to make up for the deficit, you are promoting healthy joints. Because a dogs body is familiar with Glucosamine, it is easily absorbed.It also contains vital nutrients that joints can use to stay healthy. And, of course, the nice thing about our Glucosamine is that it is from a vegetable source and not shellfish.The Apple Cider Vinegar contained within this product is a great digestive and immune system promoter as well.
Give your beloved pet a total healthcare package by ordering today and save 15% from your order total by combining the OO fish oil with the new OO Glucosamine Plus!
GLUCOSAMINE
Let’s take a look inside your
dogs joints...
 
Cartilage is the cushioning between the bones that act as
a shock absorber, and is a building block of healthy cartilage
is glucosamine. Just like you, your dog’s body naturally
produces glucosamine. As your pet ages its body gradually
produces less glucosamine and the cartilage between the
joint can deteriorate, leaving your dog in pain. When you
give your pet glucosamine you are replacing this deficit and
promoting healthy joints.
ENP is the first to use REGENASURE Glucosamine in
its formula. REGENASURE is derived from a non-shellfish
source, eliminating allergies that can come from using traditional
shellfish glucosamine.
Fluid is also needed to lubricate the joint and allow it to
move freely. Chondroitin and Manganese act by drawing
fluid in around the joints and help to keep it there.
Tendons and Ligaments are the components most joint
supplements forget about! Tendons and ligaments are a
vital part of the joint. ENP includes ingredients like Horsetail,
Proline, Boron and Grape Seed to promote stronger,
healthier connective tissue.
December 18, 2007
Ocean Omega 3 Good for Joint Health, Even for Horses
Joint health is important for any athlete, and arthritis is painful at any age – whether you´re a human or a horse.
Supplemental dietary Ocean Omega Seahorse Brand Flavored Equine Fish Oil Omega 3 fatty acids reduce inflammation in younger horses that could become race or show horses.
OO Seahorse Flavored Equine Fish Oil Omega 3 extends the utility of horses that have been around the block, in other words, it reduces inflammation in the joints of older horses.
It has long been thought that Omega 3 fatty acids could help reduce joint inflammation in mammals. Other mammals such as dogs and cats have had a tremendous response to our Ocean Omega Fish Oil supplemental Omega 3 fatty acids.
The indicators of inflammatory response are lowest in horses fed naturally occurring Omega 3´s found in Ocean Omega Seahorse Brand Flavored Equine Fish Oil.
Mature horses with arthritis in the leg and foot joints with severity of arthritis, affected joints and age, fed the supplement Omega 3 fatty acids have lower synovial fluid white blood cell counts. Arthritic horses will typically have a much higher number of white blood cells than non-arthritic horses.
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December 14, 2007
Ocean Omega Our New Glucosamine Plus Product
Ocean Omega is proud to finally announce the arrival of our newest pet healthcare product glucosamine for dogs. We have future plans in 2008 to add a product for cats and horses as well, based on the success of our new glucosamine product for dogs. Please see the glucosamine link on our website
Glucosamine Plus for Dogs!
We our pleased to announce a special introductory offer: See this link to our ordering page Order the Glucosamine Plus combined with any size bottles of our fish oil together and we will take 15 % off the total price of your order!We are also offering our new product by the quart bottle for $24.95
Glucosamine is a substance that naturally occurs in healthy joints. As dogs get older, their body seems to make less of it. It is the same thing with your body. This lower production of Glucosamine can lead to joint pain. When you give your dog Glucosamine to make up for the deficit, you are promoting healthy joints. Because a dogs body is familiar with Glucosamine, it is easily absorbed.It also contains vital nutrients that joints can use to stay healthy. And, of course, the nice thing about our Glucosamine is that it is from a vegetable source and not shellfish.The Apple Cider Vinegar contained within this product is a great digestive and immune system promoter as well.
With Christmas just 11 days away, give your beloved pet a total healthcare package by ordering today and save 15% from your order total by combining the OO fish oil with the new OO Glucosamine Plus!
December 10, 2007
How Many Omega 3's Are There Per Teaspoon of Ocean Omega Fish Oil
  
One of the most commonly asked questions at our OO website is: How many Omega 3's of EPA and DHA are there per "Teaspoon" of your fish oil? We could go into some elaborate weighings of teaspoons, but, that would be somewhat meaningless, since different people might fill a"teaspoon" to different levels.
Even different teaspoons from different, or the same, manufacturers would hold different amounts. A teaspoon out of the kitchen drawer is not designed to be used as a precision measuring device. The answer is somewhat scientific in its composition.
Because the fish oil is derived from a living source, you have to recognize the fact that different batches of oil will have slightly differing specific gravities.
Since the fatty acid composition will vary with what the fish consumed,
the EPA and DHA will vary from batch to batch.
Best Calculations would be as follows:
one standard teaspoon has a
nominal volume of 5 ml.
OO Plus and OO Gold fish oil both have a specific gravity of 0.9293,
Rounded up to make it 0.93.
Therefore, a teaspoon will hold approximately 4.65 grams, or 4650
milligrams.
Both OO-G and OO-P have an EPA range listed at 11-15, with a typical
average of 14.16%. My latest data has the EPA at
12.73 based on an annual production composite sample. Utilizing a
value of 13% .
OO-G and OO-P have a DHA range listed at 9-13 and 11-15, respectively.
Both have mean values of 10.26%. Again, based on the annual production
composite samples, the latest data has the values at 12.31%.
Utilizing 12%, the theorem would extend out as follows:
EPA: 1 tsp = 4650 mg (with 13% EPA) = 604.5 mg EPA.
(I'd round that to 600 mg)
DHA: 1 tsp = 4650 mg (with 12% DHA) = 558.0 mg DHA.
(I'd round that to 550 mg)
Conclusion:
per " tsp" of OO Fish Oil there are 600 mg of EPA and 550 mg of DHA
December 05, 2007
The Majestic Argentine Dogo Friends of Ocean Omega
  
One of the most Majestic Breeds of Dog within our circle of Ocean Omega friends and clients , is the Dogo.
I have had the privilege and honor of knowing the breed and providing our Ocean Omega fish oil to the proprietor and "ALFA" of Howling Acres Argentine Dogos. Here is more about this facinating breed submitted by Barbara.
El Dogo Argentino:by Barbara Sanders
I own and operate Howling Acres a small hobby kennel in the mountains of
Virginia. I have been involved with the Dogo Argentino race of dog for
about 20 years. I have spent much of that time working on ancestry of
the breed and the variations in different lines that have developed since
the breed originated. I have spent all of that time exclusively dedicated to
the preservation of what I have found to be a most incredible creature. A
dog created in Argentina in one lifetime by two brothers who had a dream and followed their path.
I have shown my dogs and captured many Championships with one of the
most outstanding dogs of all time. I have trained in agility, obedience and
search and rescue and have found that the limitations of this race of dog
just do not exist. I have studied dog behavior and I have found that all
I have learned is not in the many books I have read but in the dog itself.
I am well taught by a species that does not speak in my language, but in
the universal language of nature, it is loud and clear.
This is a created breed comprised of 10 breeds that were blended
together to make the ultimate hunting dog. A designer dog so to speak. It seems that the best qualities of the 10 breeds emerged and blossomed into one of the finest and most intelligent dogs ever. While this dog is the ultimate
hunter, much like a Cheetah, it is also a great athlete, a loyal companion,
a family protector, beautiful to behold.
When one deals with a dog of pure intelligence it takes time to learn to
listen. It is a human trait to want to talk but the key to understanding
is in listening. A dog will never take it eyes off you. It is summing you
up by watching your body language. This is the key to making contact with
a canine and creating a medium of mutual understanding. Every move of
human and dog has meaning. Dogs are not mind readers and so know when we are feeling sad. We carry ourselves in a different manner when that or any
condition exists and the dogs perceive the difference and relate it to
our other behaviors. Body language.
Dogs are migratory animals in that each day is a new day. Dogs live in
the moment and, while they do have memories they use as tools to
differentiate between conditions, they do not live in the past nor the future.They
feel no guilt, a human trait. They are not jealous, human trait. They do not
miss you when you leave for a time, they have no concept of time. They sleep
until you return. While they appear to be happy to see us all things
being equal they relax as their world has order.
We do not "train" our dogs but if we are diligent we communicate our
desires and the do responds. Dogs have many behaviors that may at times seem strange to us but there is a reason for everything they do. It is up to
us to understand and work within that parameter. Dogs are not vicious,
mean or violent. Again human traits that we place on our dogs. It is not our
duty to change a dog but to work with the qualities that a particular dog has
and find common ground.
For More Information about the Dogo please follow the Howling-Acres LinkVisit Howling Acres!
November 27, 2007
People are inquiring why Ocean Omega Menhaden Fish Oil when considering pet food supplementation?
We are continually being asked why our Ocean Omega Fish Oil should be considered as a vital pet food supplement: here are some factoids for everyones consideration:
One of the most pressing issues in pet healthcare for the 21st century is nutrition, with obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disorders, and many other pet afflictions becoming more and more prominent, its all linked to their diets. In that aspect, omega-3 will play a major role. Since 1971 there are now some 14,000 published papers on omega-3, including close to 6,000 animal studies.
For three billion years Marine Phytoplankton has supported virtually all living creatures in the ocean. It contains a unique combination of life sustaining nutrients including; Omega 3 essential fatty acids (EPA and DHA), protein, chlorophyll, vitamins, minerals and trace elements.
Phytoplankton are the food source utilized by some of the world's largest and longest living animals and fish. Menhaden are gill raking fish that eat phytoplankton.
Menhaden is a natural food source for blue whales, humpbacks, baleen whales and more species of fish, that all eat plankton ,and they live between 80-150 years while maintaining great strength and endurance and are sexually active and able to reproduce until they die. The menhaden is the most important fish in the sea if you understand its ecological purpose.
In addition to providing high protein fish oil, the menhaden are also extremely rich in desirable long-chain Omega-3 fatty acids. It is no wonder that menhaden is an ingredient in many of the better dog foods. With concentrated, high quality protein for growth and vigorous maintenance, and rich in Omega-3 fatty acids for a healthy cardiovascular system, supple skin and glossy coat, menhaden earns it's reputation as a vital ocean food source.
That is why this fish from its natural sources is of superior quality when compared with fish from farms.
Because it lives solely on phytoplankton, the menhaden is a "clean" fish. And, because it is preyed upon by most everything in the sea, it has evolved into a strong and fast swimmer meaning good muscle mass, and therefore has concentrated protein. Our high quality and competitively priced Ocean Omega-3 Fish Oil which is not normally found in other pricier cold-water fishes can of course be perceived as an added bonus.
November 11, 2007
MRSA and Pets
I recently received an inquiry at our OO website from a lady stating that her vet intimated that our OO fish oil would conflict with Baytril, which was prescribed by the inquirers vet to treat MRSA/Mersa.
What I first said to myself when receiving this inquiry is not g rated. What I replied to the inquirer is the following:
We as pet owners need to be concerned with animals contracting MRSA. It is a very worrying situation. More research needs to be done for the future. Concerns about MRSA cross contamination from people to animals,should have vets being diligent about infection control, and what they are prescribing.As for your vet and the value of fish oil enhancing the immune system of pets, he or she simply needs to do more research (turns out the vet had a Large Pharma supplier of fish oil on the vet office shelf--hmmm).
If vets are "scratching" (bad pun here) their collective heads and now blaming the pets, because their respective favorite pharmas can't come up with anything either, then we should all be concerned with protecting pets from unnecessary suffering and death.
For years dog health supplies have included toxic materials to artificially maintain dog health as a temporary measure. The time has come to change to a more natural approach toward animal health. Natural remedies have been shown to achieve more immediate, more complete and longer lasting health, vitality, quality and longevity of animal lives.
I have heard, but cannot vouch for the validity, that Manuka Honey is a very potent natural product which can kill MRSA?
Link: http://www.oceanomega.com
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November 10, 2007
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Dosage |
| For Cats & Dogs-up to 20 lbs |
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1/2 tsp |
| For ALL Pets-over-55 lbs |
1 tsp |
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November 08, 2007
Ocean Omega New Product Glucosamine
We are rapidly working on placing our new OO Glucosamine for Dogs on ourVisit Us Now! Ocean Omega Website :stay tuned for updates.
Glucosamine for dogs helps prevent joint damage, rebuild worn joint tissue,
and slow further degeneration. Makes an excellent long-term maintenance
program for active dogs, working dogs, and older dogs. Cats, too!
Glucosamine is found naturally in the body, where it is a key nutrient for
synthesizing the molecules that give shape, elasticity, and rigidity to such
tissues as cartilage, tendons, ligaments, discs, and mucous membranes.
Glucosamine also forms glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) in the synovial fluid which
gives joint fluid greater elasticity, shock resistance, and lubrication. It
helps restore the thick, gelatinous nature of the lubricants and tissues in
and around joints. The body requires large amounts of Glucosamine to
maintain and repair joint fluid and connective tissues. Glucosamine is also
the necessary precursor to the production of Chondroitin Sulfates and other
glycosaminoglycans that play a number of important roles in the body. A
chronic shortage of Glucosamine can lead to deterioration of synovial fluid,
damage and loss of elasticity to connective tissues, muscles, discs, and
joints.
Glucosamine helps provide these joint "protectants" to your pet when his
body is no longer creating enough on its own, during times of excess stress
and wear, or after injury. It has been found to he one of the key nutrients
for the support and repair processes of injured or stressed joints in both
cats and dogs. Glucosamine has been used successfully both for
intermediate rebuilding therapy and as long-term preventative maintenance.
November 06, 2007
Be Careful of Anti-Freeze Around Your Pets
Antifreeze poses serious danger for household pets
As we Mainers are preparing for the winter season by checking furnaces and adding antifreeze to vehicles, pet owners also need to take precautions for their furry friends.
Proper pet care goes beyond providing the animal with food and shelter. Pet owners must be aware that antifreeze is poisonous to animals.
Antifreeze poisoning kills many dogs and cats every year. With the weather starting to cool down, many Mainers are changing the antifreeze in their cars and they must be careful in order to prevent spills that can be found by pets. Even a small amount of antifreeze can be fatal. Unfortunately, antifreeze is sweet so it´s appealing to pets.
It takes just a small amount of antifreeze to be fatal. In small animals, 60 percent to 70 percent of dogs die due to ingesting antifreeze. The percentages are higher in cats. It takes a mere 3 to 5 tablespoons of antifreeze to be fatal in medium sized dogs and only about a teaspoon for cats. In fact, if a cat simply walks through spilled antifreeze and licks its paws, that small amount can be enough to poison the animal.
Signs of antifreeze poisoning can show up within 30 minutes to several hours after ingestion. Signs include vomiting, staggering and depression. In some cases the animal may appear to recover only to return to more sever symptoms in about 12 to 36 hours.
By the time the animal has metabolized the ethylene glycol into toxic compounds, severe renal damage has occurred.
Subsequently, these animals often seizure, develop respiratory distress, exhibit repetitive vomiting, have abdominal pain and can lapse into a coma. The kidneys will eventually stop functioning which will lead to the animal´s death.
If caught early, antifreeze poisoning is treatable. The pet should be immediately taken to the veterinarian in order to minimize the amount of ethylene glycol that is absorbed from the gastro-intestinal tract.
The veterinarian may induce vomiting and give the animal activated charcoal to help prevent further absorption.
Your pet also may be given a medication to slow down the activity of the enzyme responsible for metabolizing ethylene glycol into toxic compounds.
In addition, the pet would be given basic supportive care such as intravenous fluids to help preserve normal kidney function. If treated properly and quickly, within three hours for cats and eight hours for dogs, the prognosis is positive for survival.
The key to avoiding accidental poisonings is prevention. Pet owners should maintain their vehicle´s coolant system to prevent leaks. Should antifreeze get spilled, it must be cleaned up immediately. Store antifreeze high on a shelf to keep it out of the reach of children and pets. Used antifreeze should be taken to a facility that recycles or handles hazardous waste.
If you think your pet has consumed antifreeze, take it to your veterinarian immediately. Remember, quick treatment can help save your pet´s life.
November 01, 2007
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October 30, 2007
Ocean Omega Fish Oil Helping Pets with Skin Issues
 Itchy Dog or Cat? It Could Be Food Allergy Dermatitis 
Food allergy dermatitis, more precisely known as cutaneous adverse food reaction, is a chronic skin disease that affects both dogs and cats.
Reaction to certain foods is the third most common allergy in dogs, after flea allergy dermatitis and atopic dermatitis (hypersensitivity reactions to mold, pollen, dust, mites or other allergens in the environment).
Companion animals can suffer from dermatitis due to flea, atopic or food allergies alone, or in combination, such as flea and environmental allergies—sometimes all three.
Dogs and cats with food allergy dermatitis, if continuously fed the same diet, do not have seasonal variation—they are usually itchy year round. Occasionally, dogs may have gastrointestinal signs as well, including diarrhea, vomiting or flatulence.
While flea allergy dermatitis is also the most common allergy in cats. There seems to be more cases with food as the sole allergy in cats than in dogs. When the food allergy dermatitis is recognized, cats may have extremely itchy skin, especially around the head, face and neck area.”
Since cat owners expect to see grooming behavior in their pets, it can be difficult to recognize mild itchiness versus normal grooming behavior.
Many mildly affected cats with allergies may never be brought to the dermatologist. Dogs are not grooming animals, so any increased licking is usually interpreted by owners as a problem.
Dogs with cutaneous adverse food reactions may itch anywhere, especially the face, ears and feet. That is also true for pollen and mold allergy—the signs can look exactly the same.
Both dogs and cats may scratch and chew affected areas until they inflict skin damage, and they may have recurrent skin or ear infections. The veterinary dermatologist must evaluate the animal and determine the nature of the allergy.
The onset of food allergy signs can appear suddenly, at any age, and continue as long as the offending food continues to be eaten. It might be assumed that a food allergy has resulted from a recent change in diet, yet it has been shown that dogs may regularly eat a food for at least two years before visible signs of an adverse reaction.
Also, rather than being caused by some exotic ingredient, reactions are generally elicited by common food ingredients—and those eaten most often by the animal.
Animals usually react to a protein source such as chicken, beef, soy or egg, but they can also react to a carbohydrate or preservative. Other possible dietary allergens include dairy products, poultry, lamb, wheat, corn and rice. Dogs and cats may react differently to ingredients in their food in different geographic locations because of variability in available proteins, manufacturing techniques or additives.
Food allergy dermatitis is diagnosed by means of an elimination diet. The animal is prescribed a homemade or commercial diet that contains a single protein and a single carbohydrate to which he or she has never been exposed, while all the other food elements are completely eliminated.
If the animal´s diet is variable, especially for cats that live outdoors and have access to mice, birds or other food, it may be more of a challenge to select ingredients for the elimination diet trial that are not likely to have been consumed previously.
Any elimination diet must be adhered to strictly in order to diagnose the presence or absence of a cutaneous adverse food reaction in the animal. The animal must not be allowed to have treats such as raw hide chews, pig´s ear treats, other chew toys of animal origin or flavored medications and vitamin products—only the prescribed diet and water.
Once the offending food item is removed from the pet´s diet, it may take weeks until the animal has relief from the clinical signs. The testing period usually lasts 8–10 weeks.
If the signs improve, and food allergy is suspected as a result of the elimination diet, a “diet re-challenge” is then performed. The animal is returned to the original diet plus treats. If that animal is food allergic, the clinical signs should worsen within hours or days, confirming food allergy.
But that doesn´t mean that the animal doesn´t also have flea or environmental allergies.
It is not yet known why some animals develop allergies to foods. Theories involve individual variability in absorption of protein breakdown products during digestion, or that in the gut of an allergic patient larger molecular weight proteins trigger allergic reactions or intolerance when they are detected by the immune system.
That is why commercial hydrolyzed diets are sometimes prescribed to help diagnose food allergy. In hydrolyzed diets, common protein ingredients are altered to have a molecular weight below the presumed allergic threshold.
The good news is that if the pet is food allergic, veterinarian and client can then work together to discover
exactly which foods are the culprits and eliminate those foods from the animal´s life.
Food Allergy
Food “allergy” or “hypersensitivity” results from an immunological (antibody-mediated) reaction to certain glycoprotein molecules generated during digestion. Immunological reactions likely involve genetic predisposition.
Food “intolerance” is a negative physiological response that can be induced by proteins, food additives, toxins or bacterial contamination.
Even if cutaneous adverse food reaction is caused by a true allergy, there are no reliable skin or blood tests currently available to make the distinction. In the case of either allergy or intolerance, an elimination diet is used to determine that an animal is reactive to certain foods.
The Essentials of a Dog's Healthy Coat
What a dog looks like on the outside is likely an indication of what is going on in the inside.
If a dog's coat is matted, dull or has an unkempt appearance, chances are that the animal needs more essential fatty acids (EFAs) in its diet.
EFAs such as omega-3 fatty acids and omega-6 fatty acids play a critical role in the health of a dog's skin and coat and also contribute to the animal's overall good health.
Pet foods are SUPPOSEDLY manufactured to maintain the health of healthy pets and already contain adequate essential fatty acids, but some pets may need more EFAs in their diet
The best example is how a dog with dry, maybe scaly skin would benefit from having some additional oil containing EFAs added to its diet. Pet owners should utilize an appropriate amount of Ocean Omega Fish Oil to be added to the diet.
The body cannot make essential fatty acids, so they must be added through diet. Dogs with skin and coat problems should be fed pet food mixed with higher amounts of Ocean Omega Fish Oil and improvements should be noticed in about 28 days. The most noticeable improvements will be seen at about seven weeks.
At seven weeks, you should look at the dog and see how his coat has improved.
October 20, 2007
Ocean Omegas' Client Suggested "Wild Diet"
In a recent entry of this Ocean Omega Notes Blog I have mentioned the start of an informative pet healthcare message board that I am a co author of with one of my nearest and dearest friends and OO clients, Barbara Sanders of Howling Acres. I have received many inquiries at our OO website, both from existing customers and visitors searching our website for advice on creating their own pet food diets in lieu of last SPRINGS PET FOOD CONTAMINATION RECALL DEBOCLE. I have included a direct quote from Barbara, posted earlier today on our afore mentioned Animal Partners Message Board
Here is Barbaras Direct Quotation regarding the diet:
Ok here goes Wild Diet
Organic beef, venison, chicken, bison,rabbit or goat or any like meat that is available in your location. Organ meats should be added whenever possible, liver and such. Pork must be added to venison as there is no fat in venison. There are no hormones in the meats I feed as everything I can get my hands on is free range or I do not eat it or feed it. It does take some doing. We are lucky here getting more local farmers and its not cheap but in the long run I do not have vet bills. If you sweet talk your local hunt clubs you can get venison that they do not use. They usually keep only the choice cuts.
I grind the meats (I have a heavy duty grinder) and add, sweet potatoes (never white) carrots, and any veggies available,(none of the nightshade family) brewers yeast, flaxseed meal, garlic, cider vinegar,no salt, Omega 3 fish oil, eggs (shells and all or you can grind the shells to a powder and add that) organic brown rice,(white rice has no nutritional value) string beans, squash,(you can use frozen out of season) and cut up apples. Do not grind apples or they will make a mush that plugs your grinder. This is kind of a melange of stuff but its a bit like what wild wolves eat when they make a kill. The first thing they do is eat the organs and then the stomach contents. Then they let the meat ferment a few days and come back to the kill and eat the meat and then the bones. To this diet I add raw meaty bones a couple of times a week. I also make my own yogurt( I don't think wolves get that)(recipe if you want it) and they get that for breakfast twice a week along with more eggs (I have my own chickens). Its kind of a common sense diet keeping them healthy and happy. I also feed fish at least once a week and fish oil every day.
This is a raw diet, nothing cooked. It takes some doing as I have nine 100lb dogos with hearty appetites. I have a dog freezer in the kennel. They have music but are not allowed to watch tv, too much violence.
Keep in mind wild animals do not eat every day so you can fast your dogs every few days if you like. Sometimes I do.
You will get controversial comments about omnivores and carnivores. I will not debate that.
This is what works for me. I do supplement with some dry food as a base because I cannot always have enough food on hand to keep up. I use Blackwood 5000 which is a catfish based food. I have to cheat sometimes.
I also use diatomaceous earth three days a month for fleas, ticks, heartworm and general parasites. I do not use any toxic poisons or chemicals on my dogs.
I DRIVE MY VETS NUTS!!!!!
September 25, 2007
Ocean Omega Pet Healthcare Forum
I am consistently trying to get more of you readers to share your comments HERE at this OO Blog. I have continued to receive several nice comments, suggestions for themes for future articles, etc at my private e mail address.
Although I welcome those private e mails with open arms, I am in hopes to utilize your collective experiences with pet healthcare, support groups, remedies, home made foods, etc., to enhance ALL of our horizons with more knowledge to help our companions live a more healthy and productive LONG life.
I am again offering this blog to be a forum for exchanging ideas; heres my latest idea to hopefully ellicit some of your responses to get the ball rolling::
Ocean Omega Profiled Pets !
A pet healthcare forum for pet lovers.
Got questions about your pet's health? Share your concerns, experiences and advice. Sponsored by Ocean Omega, this is a place to promote responsible pet ownership.
Welcome to Ocean Omega Groups! Promoting Good Health In ALL Pets!
Any Ocean Omega Notes Blog member with a pet can create a group
Groups can be about a breed, a common interest, a regular meet-up ... anything
Send messages to all your members at once through this Ocean Omega Blog Forum
Share your events with a group calendar through this Ocean Omega Blog Forum
Find groups that share your same passions through this Ocean Omega Blog Forum
Ocean Omega Groups allows members to connect on just the topics they are interested in.
Each group has its own message service where I'll, depending on how the group is set up, send a message to the entire group through our Ocean Omega Blog. All messages are archived so newer members can always catch up. Each group also has its own event calendar to share their events through our Ocean Omega Blog.
This is also an area for groups to post photos and share links through our Ocean Omega Blog.
What does it mean to start a group? Any reader can start a group which automatically makes that reader the primary group administrator. You will have complete control over the group name, invite policies, public/private policies and all the discussions and postings that occur in the group. You can even assign other admins to help you oversee the group. Everything that goes on in the group will be in your control, edited by me for submission on our Ocean Omega Blog.
What does it mean to join a group? Joining a group means you are a full member and can have all the options afforded to you by the administrator. You'll be able to view all messages, events, photos and, if allowed, you can even invite new members, send messages to the group, post photos and more. Each group will be different based upon how the administrator configures it, with final edit by me for submission on this Ocean Omega Blog.
Ask yourself What am I waiting for? Ocean Omega does't know!?! Feel free to make your own Groups now!
Informative Topics to be considered for display:
Pet Health
Food & Nutrition
Raw Food Diet Home Prepared Food & Recipes
Behavior & Training
Animal Place open forum
September 20, 2007
Animal Carcasses In our Pets Foods
I recently received an e mail from The Humane Society of the United States, regarding an article as to how they recently worked with local police and animal groups to rescue nearly 100 dogs bound for the dog meat trade. Please see this link for more details:
https://community.hsus.org/humane/notice-description.tcl?newsletter_id=14752362
This precipitated me to once again author a blog regarding What is in our pet commercially produced pet foods, INCLUDING DEAD CARCASSES OF ANIMALS!.
Meat By-products: Pet grade meat by-products consist of organs and parts not desired or not fit for human consumption. This can include organs, bones, blood and fatty tissue. It can also include brains, feet, heads, intestines and any other internal parts. Unbelievably, by-products can also contain cancerous or diseased tissue containing parasites.
The pet food industry is an 11 billion dollar a year, unregulated operation
that feeds on the garbage that otherwise would and should end up in a
landfill. Pet food manufacturers have become masters at getting pets to eat
things they would normally turn their nose up at.
Pet food scientists have learned that it's possible to take a mixture of
inedible garbage, fortify it with artificial vitamins and minerals, preserve
it so it can sit on the grocery shelf for more than a year, add dyes to make
it attractive and then extrude it into whimsical shapes, making it appealing
to us humans so we will purchase it. Unfortunately what makes up most of dog
and cat food today comes from the rendering plant. To render, as defined in
Webster's Dictionary, is "to process as for industrial use; to render
livestock carcasses and to extract oil from fat, blubber, etc., by melting."
Some things that go into rendering are:
* Spoiled rotten meat from the supermarket, styrofoam wrap and all.
* Road kill that can't be buried on the roadside.
* The "4-D's" of cattle; dead, dying, diseased and disabled
* Rancid restaurant grease
* Euthanized pets, this is NO joke!
When chickens, lambs, cattle, pigs and other animals are slaughtered for
food, usually only the lean muscle is cut off for human consumption. This
leaves about 50% of a carcass left over. These leftovers are what become
what we so commonly find on pet food labels such as "meat and bone meal" or
"by-products". So basically what pets are eating are lungs, ligaments,
bones, blood and intestines.
When dead animals from pastures are picked up, they many not be rendered for
up to a week after they have died. Because of this it is estimated that E.
coli bacteria contaminates more than 50% of meat materials. The rendering
process destroys the E. coli bacteria, but it does not eliminate the
endotoxins bacteria that is released when they die. These endotoxins, which
can cause sickness and disease, are not tested for by pet food
manufacturers.
Slaughterhouses where cattle, pigs, lambs and other animals meet their fate
provide more fuel for rendering. After slaughter, heads, feet, skin, hair,
feathers, carpel and tarsal joints and mammary (milking) glands are removed.
This material is sent to rendering. Animals that have died on their way to
slaughter are also rendered. Cancerous tissue, tumors and worm infested
organs are rendered. Injection sites, blood clots and any other inessential
parts are rendered. Stomach and bowels are rendered. Contaminated material
including blood is rendered. Carcasses with high levels of drugs or
pesticides in excess of limits prescribed under the FDA (not fit for human
consumption) are rendered.
At the rendering plant, slaughterhouse material, supermarket refuse, rancid
restaurant grease, dead livestock, road kill and euthanized pets are dumped
into huge containers. A machine slowly grinds the entire mess. After it is
chipped or shredded, it is cooked at 220 - 270 degrees F. for approximately
20 minutes to one hour. The grease or tallow rises to the top where it is
removed from the mixture. This is the source of animal fat in most pet foods
on the market today. The remaining material, the raw, is then put into a
press where the moisture is squeezed out, we now have the meat and bone meal
that is added to most pet foods today.
Animals wouldn't normally eat this stuff in the wild, so why will they eat
it out of their bowls? Their noses are tricked by the smell of it. Pet food
manufacturers are masters at getting a pet to eat something they would
normally turn their nose up at.
These flavors usually come from rancid restaurant grease, you know from
those big dumpsters you see in the back parking lot. This grease is often
outside for weeks, exposed to extreme temperatures with no regard for its
future use. The rancid grease is then picked up by fat blenders who mix the
animal and vegetable fats together, stabilize them with powerful
antioxidants to prevent further spoilage, then they sell it to pet food
manufacturers. Rancid, heavily preserved fats are extremely difficult to for
animals to digest and can lead to a host of pet health problems including
digestive upsets, diarrhea, gas and bad breath. These fats are sprayed
directly onto the kibble or nuggets to make an otherwise distasteful product
palatable.
Two thirds of the pet food manufactured today contain synthetic
preservatives, of the remaining one third, 90% includes ingredients already
stabilized by synthetic preservatives. Be wary of pet foods that advertise
as preservative free, if they using animal by-products or ingredients that
have been rendered they will mostly like contain preservatives. Natural
preservatives such as Rosemary and Vitamin E are used by quality
manufacturers of natural pet foods not containing artificial/chemical
preservatives. However, Pet food manufacturers are not required to list
preservatives they themselves have not added. Here are some of the chemical
preservatives that are used in mass-produced pet food today:
* BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) - known to cause kidney and liver
dysfunction
* BHT (butylated hydroxytolulene) - known to cause kidney and liver
dysfunction
* Ethoxyquin - suspected of causing cancer
* Propylene glycol (also used as automotive antifreeze) causes destruction
of red blood cells-and is also commonly found in many treats such as
Pedigree Dentabone/DentaStix etc
September 17, 2007
Hip Dysplasia In Dogs
We recently received a very nice customer testimonial that stated Ocean Omega Fish Oil has helped their animal with hip dysplasia by strengthening loose joints and supporting growth and maintenance of connective tissue : heres her direct quote:
"I met you last month at Woofstock in Damariscotta, ME. I wanted to give you a testimonial about how well your product has worked for my 8 year old
Sheltie Sadie. Sadie has had hip dysplasia since she was born. I have treated her with glucosamine and condroitin since she was 12 weeks old. This winter
when we were having a particularly cold snap her hind end gave out while she was trying to go to the bathroom. We were both upset very much by this,
and I had to carry her into the house where it was warm before she could walk normally again. This happened several times. I mentioned the problem to
Aubrey at The Animal House and she suggested trialing your product. I was concerned that Sadie would not like the flavor, but she has shown no sign of
disliking it. I was also concerned that the oil would give her loose bowels, but that has not happened. Since using your product she has not had any
episodes of falling down. Sadie also has very dry skin and skin allergies. I notice that her coat is more shiny since starting on your product. Sadie also
has more energy and runs around more. I would highly recommend your product to anyone who has a dog with hip dysplagia. Thank you for a great
product. " Beckie D.
Who suffers from Hip Dysplasia?
Broadly speaking, hip dysplasia (a malformed hip socket) strikes generally in larger breeds of dogs although not exclusively with them. This excessive movement in the affected joint caused calcium deposits, chronic inflammation problems and this all adds to greater degeneration in the joint. It is interesting to note that this condition is not present at birth; it develops in the puppy stage.
There is also some controversy about what causes hip dysplasia. Some say it is genetic but this is not conclusive. In fact, a closer reading of the literature reveals some other factors.
The issue with larger breed dogs is weight. And of course, the more they weigh the greater the problem is.
Our regular OO Notes blog readers know that I am a very strong advocate for using menhaden fish oil in dealing with hip dysplasia and other arthritis related conditions in family pets. The success reported by pet owners seems to bear the conclusion that it is a highly successful avenue to follow.
The reason for using a liquid formula menhaden fish oil is because it is much more highly absorbed than a pill or capsule form. In fact, clinical studies reveal that only about 800-850 mg. a day is required to be highly effective.
In reviewing the clinical studies, it is interesting to note that researchers have also implicated a Vitamin C deficiency in the development of hip dysplasia (chronic sub clinical scurvy.) If that is the case, then the theory would be that the hip forms poorly because of a weakness in the ligaments and muscles that surround the joint. For that reason, Ocean Omega Fish Oil liquid combined with a Vitamin C supplement, should provide optimum results
Prevention
Since hip dysplasia begins in early puppyhood, this is also an indication that you should not wait until you see signs of arthritis in your dog before using Ocean Omega Menhaden Fish Oil. Using doses appropriate to their body weight would be a good way to help the cartilage in your pet's joints now.
Diet
Pets that are fed as much natural food as possible stand a better chance against developing arthritis, as well as when they are coping with it. The more natural the food you feed your pet, the better off they will be in the long run.
What’s right?
I don’t think there is any “perfect” solution as to what a more natural diet should be for your pet. I do recommend that if you are using commercially manufactured foods, that you use caution as to what you buy.
September 13, 2007
Introducing Horses to Fish Oil
One of the common inquiries I receive at our website, is from horse owners asking about flavored fish oil for equines. They often ask how do I get my horse to accept the flavorings of your fish oil?
A very helpful suggestion that I received from one of our clients is:a little Vicks salve in the horse's
nose would make it to where the horse would eat the fish oil. The Vicks
salve makes it so the horse cannot smell or taste the fish oil. This suggestion came from someone who has been caring for horses for over 60 years.
I am consistently asking and looking for readers of this blog to please submit comments. Should any of you know of additional "tricks'" of the trade for introducing horses to fish oil flavorings, please do share them with us.
If anybody has tried the Vicks Salve, please do let me know that as well.
BH
Ocean Omega Promoting Good Health In ALL Pets!
September 10, 2007
Think About What Second Hand Smoke Does To Pets
I often get inquiries at our website about how our fish oil is beneficial for pets with cancer. Some of these folks making these inquiries also state that they are at a loss as to what might accelerate the on set of cancer in their pets. I have disscussed the diet of their pets , but another significant contributor can be second hand smoke for those pets living in a "smoking household".
Secondhand smoke is a health threat to pets as well as humans.
It has been in the news for years about how secondhand smoke is a health threat to nonsmokers. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that secondhand smoke is attributed with killing thousands of adult nonsmokers annually.
If smoking is that harmful to human beings, it would make sense that secondhand smoke would have an adverse effect on pets that live in the homes of smokers.
There have been a number of scientific papers recently that have reported the significant health threat secondhand smoke poses to pets. Secondhand smoke has been associated with oral cancer and lymphoma in cats, lung and nasal cancer in dogs, as well as lung cancer in birds.
A study conducted recently at Tuft College of Veterinary Medicine found a strong correlation between secondhand smoke and certain forms of cancer in cats. The number of cats with mouth cancer, also known as squamous cell carcinoma, was higher for those animals living in smoking environments versus those felines living in a smoke-free home. In addition, cats that lived with smokers for five or more years had an even higher incidence of this type of oral cancer.
One reason cats are so susceptible to secondhand smoke is because of their grooming habits. Cats constantly lick themselves while grooming, therefore they lick up the cancer-causing carcinogens that accumulate on their fur. This grooming behavior exposes the mucous membrane of their mouth to the cancer-causing carcinogens.
Malignant lymphoma is another type of cancer that cats that live with smokers have a higher risk of getting. This cancer occurs in the lymph nodes and cats are twice as likely to have this type of cancer compared to cats living in a non-smoking home. This form of cancer is fatal to three out of four cats within 12 months of developing the cancer.
Secondhand smoke is greatly associated with the increased occurrence of cancer in the nose and sinus area among dogs. Research also indicates a slight association with lung cancer.
A recent study conducted at Colorado State University shows that there is a higher incidence of nasal tumors in dogs living in a home with secondhand smoke compared to dogs living in a smoke free environment,The increased incidence was specifically found among the long nosed breed of dogs. Shorter or medium nosed dogs showed higher rates for lung cancer.
The longer nosed breeds of dogs have a great surface area in their noses that is exposed to the carcinogens. This also provides more area in which the carcinogens can accumulate. The carcinogens tend to build up on the mucous membranes of long nosed dogs so not as much reaches the lungs.
Unfortunately, dogs affected with nasal cancer normally do not survive more than one year.
The reason short and medium nose dogs have a higher occurrence of lung cancer is because their shorter nasal passages aren´t as effective at accumulating the inhaled secondhand smoke carcinogens. This results in more carcinogens reaching the lungs.
Pet birds also are victims of secondhand smoke. A bird´s respiratory system is hypersensitive to any type of pollutant in the air.
The most serious consequences of secondhand smoke exposure in birds are pneumonia or lung cancer. Other health risks include eye, skin, heart and fertility problems.
Secondhand smoke is not the only danger faced by pets that live in smoke filled environments. Poisoning is another risk they face.
Curious pets can eat cigarettes and other tobacco products if the products aren´t stored properly, When ingested, this can cause nicotine poisoning, which can be fatal.
It is important, both for the health of pets and others living in the household, that the smoker has a designated area in which to smoke that is physically separated from the home. In addition, always keep cigarettes, cigarette butts and other tobacco products put away.
A better choice that could enhance your chances of enjoying a healthier lifestyle with your family and pets would be to stop smoking altogether.
BH Ocean Omega www.oceanomega.com
September 08, 2007
The Nine Lives of Cats
Well My wife and I have just returned from a huge consultation with our vet. It would appear that my cat Harry, who is suffering from diabetes induced renal failure, STILL has several potential quality months left.
After his readings for kidney failure were so poor last week ( 75% kidneys are gone), we decided to consider hydrating Harry intraveinously. The vet administered the first bag of hydration fluids today in her office. We also have Harry on food dedicated to kidney health, and she said to most definitely keep giving Harry our OO fish oil.She is confident this fish oil is serving his immune system quite nicely to fight his battle with renal failure.
This past week has been so tumultuous, as the beginning of the week looked pretty bleek. Then as the week progressed Harry seemed more perky, and he came upstairs last night to sleep with us on the bed (his normal routine), that he had abandoned for the previous last ten days or so? He also demanded that his head be rubbed in the middle of the night, again another normal routine.
Then at his breakfast time this morning, he raced to his dish for food, wrestling with his brother along the way, it was like he has revisited his youth. So we had tried to prepare ourselves all week long for his very possible euthanization today, but in lieu of his apparent turn around, we decided to give the hydration process a whirl.
The vet seemed to say, without having a crystal ball, that he may respond well and still have several months left. Again the reality of it is ; he is seventeen years old? It would appear he has utilized one of his proverbial nine lives already, hard to say how things will progress. Harry is in my office with me as I write this blog entry--purring to beat the band--so perplexing. Is he saying thanks for not saying good bye yet?? He appears to not be in pain--so we shall see.
I appreciate all the well wishes I have received over the last week, both here in this forum and privately. I will try to keep you abreast of the situation moving forward. At least for now, we don't have to say goodbye just yet.
BH
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September 04, 2007
Grieving For Lost Pets!
I have stated in my previous blog entry about my soon to be scenario of loosing one of my pets. I thought in trying to move forward, asking you all to share how we all might prepare for handling loosing a friend and companion.
I guess the gamut of normal emotions are applicable. Crying.,being mad, crying some more. I would be curious how other people who have lost a pet have reacted?. I think that when one goes through this; it is best to try and seek and share others experiences.
Has anybody taken a couple days off from work to just cry and mourn? I am of the conviction to not try to "get over" it too soon. The longer one has a pet, it seems the bond is forged even stronger?
It is OK for you to be sad, and to mourn, and to cry, and to be mad. It is perfectly normal.
Do people seem like they need to "explain" what they are going through when a pet dies? If you lose a pet after many years of ownership and don't mourn -- is that normal behavior?
While experiencing the crying and anger, the lost sleep,. and the overall sadness, I feel it is time to remember the good times with your pet. The special times that make you laugh and make you cry - all at the same time.
I know in my heart -- and mind -- that I will see my pets again. I am trying to relive the times that we shared. Do you folks believe in looking at the situation not as a thing of the past, but as a part of who we are now?
I think during these times we have to let go of any and all guilt.
After their body is gone, their spirit, heart, and soul are here with us.
Perhaps finding your best memories re-enforces holding our friends close to our hearts, because that's where they are -- in our hearts.
I believe that the two of us will be together again someday.
In my case, when it soon happens, I believe he will be in heaven and that he will be happy, but I also believe that he will miss us as much as we will miss him.
I will HOPEFULLY still have my other cat for many more years? I can't imagine life without pets. I WILL ALWAYS have their presence in my life! I look forward to having you folks who are comfortable in doing so, please to share your experiences of how you dealt with it, with all of us.
Thanks in advance for your input.
Bill
Ocean Omega Promoting Good Health In ALL Pets!
www.oceanomega.com
September 03, 2007
Chronic Renal Failure & Menhaden Oil
Recent research findings have shown specific positive
nutritional results regarding the addition of
menhaden fish oil to a pets diet has provided
for animals diagnosed with Chronic Renal
Failure.
I have some personal experience in the CRF arena, as my own two 17 Year old brother cats have been on this product for over four years. One is a diabetic, and he unfortunately after fours years is now starting to loose his battle with diabetes and renal failure. However, my vet fully concurs that our OO fish oil has served to prolong my Harrys life by strengthening his immune system over these last four years. His brother, Max has chronic pancreatitus, and he also has done well on our product for over 4 years. My cats are elderly, and like we humans, getting older sometimes has no justice, as the normal aging process does have its onset quite more rapidly as we and our pets become seniors.
I will very soon be saying good bye to my devoted friend and companion, Harry. This has been perhaps the saddest last few days of my wife and my own lives. We know we must do what is best for Harry as the inevitable day is rapidly approaching. Disseminating from Ocean Omega business to relate to everday life, my wife and I can take some solace in the fact that we did the right thing by introducing Harry to our Ocean Omega Fish Oil some four years ago, to prolong a good quality of life.
Todays entry has been somewhat self serving in the way of some sort of a catharsis for me, thanks to the readers of this blog for engratiating me by listening/reading this and giving me that opportunity.
BH
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August 29, 2007
Reflecting On Realizing How Valuable Animals Really Are
The Right of Every Animal
After seeing so many recent posts regardingThe Buxton Kennel Rescue Campaign supporting animal rights, I too am compelled to express my thoughts on this very important topic.
If this were a time like long ago, when Native Americans, practiced living in tandem with the animals, we wouldn’t even be talking about this kind of animal neglect right now. We would be more in tune with the sacredness of the animals and their gifts to our soceity would be more readily apparent and appreciated.
Such travesties as The Michael Vick dog fighting mess, simply personifies, the total disregard for nature and its animals, and it is the greed in man that causes such abominations to animals. Greed has rapidly become a breeding ground for ignorance.
A large facet of the worlds populus has lost its own reverance, due to this lack of respect for nature , and our animals.
We need to be guided back to this earlier time to live and experience the land and the seasons and the ways of animals.
Today, in our time of great changes on our planet, many have no idea how much we need dedicated proponents of protecting nature, who can collectively converse about the seasons, the elements, GLOBAL WARMING,the ways of animals, and the cycles of life and whose primary interests are not in seeing dollar signs and continue to exploit our animals for the sake of the dollar.
Because, in order for atrocities on animals to stop, man needs to care again about having a spiritual relationship with nature.
“Relating” to something is key to “caring” about it.
Laws will NEVER completely stop these things, thus is why they continue to occur.
When they will truly stop, will be when man is impelled to have a spiritual realization that we all need to do so SOON if we are to perservere.
BH
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August 20, 2007
Preventing and Healing Cancer in Dogs, Cats, Horses and Other Animals
I was informed late last week that a client and friend of Ocean Omega; sisters dog has been diagnosed with lymphoma cancer. Over the last four years, unfortunately, we have had an increase in orders for our Ocean Omega Fish Oil, SPECIFICALLY for helping to induce appetite in helping to keep the pets nutritional levels high during their individual bouts with lymphoma.This is applicable to this friend and client , who also helps rescue dogs, she has utilized our OO Fish Oil within her household as well.
In the case of domesticated dogs. Cancer is on the rise, such developmental disorders are unfortunately becoming commonplace, life expectancy is shortening and the pets are becoming more fragile and it is becoming more expensive to maintain treatments nowadays, than ever before. There has also been a large international contingent built around processed dog food, health treatments, and more recently 'snack foods' for our dogs which is in very juxtaposition to the same trends in our own lives.
Dogs nowadays don't get to eat much raw or ripening meat and don't get to eat many bones. They don't get to catch their own prey or scavenge for food. They don't eat the raw stomach contents of dead animals they only ever get to eat cooked, commercial and chemical laden feeds. They don't get enough exercise and they often share the stress and the boredom of our own lifestyles. They are getting sicker and this is no surprise. Our dogs have somewhat less complicated lives and, although stress, boredom and artificial environments are emerging problems, their modern diet and subverted exercise patterns are some of the major contributing factors in the increase in Canine Cancers at this point in time.
Commercial dog food along with subverted exercise patterns in our modern dogs lives, is almost completely responsible for the decline in Canine health for the last few decades.Cancer is now the number one killer of most domestic animals. This fact raises a significant level of fear for those who know how difficult and painful it can be to endure the course of this disease in their pets. Cancer does not occur without cause - various environmental, dietetic, and vaccine- can most certainly be considered culprits that may cause cancer in pets. The holistic approach treats the whole animal, ignites the bodys’ internal healing force and stimulates the body's natural abilities to heal itself.
Previous research has shown that some polyunsaturated fatty acids, like those found in Ocean Omega Fish Oil, may help prevent the growth and spread of cancer tumors, and may help prevent cachexia -- the devastating weight loss and muscle wasting seen in some cancer patients despite adequate nutrition.
I extend my best wishes and my prayers for the well being of this clients pets, we much prefer to have our sales of fish oil products occur for more positive scenarios of the said sales. We are pleased that our fish oil has helped several of our clients pets enjoy a higher quality of life during this horrible disease.
BH
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August 18, 2007
Alleviating Constipation in Cats
I recently received two new inquiries at our Ocean Omega website, both regarding how fish oil can be utilized in treating constipation in cats. One of the inquiries was sent in with a bad return e mail address, so for the slight chance that this individual may be reading this blog entry, heres the direct quote of how I answered the other potential OO clients same question.
I have two brother cats of my own, and they have both been on our Ocean Omega fish oil for four years, with good results in treating one cats diabetes, and the others chronic pancreatitus. My vet gives high praise for our fish oil in strengthening their immune sytems, and he concurs that it is contributory to their longevity, they just celebrated their 17th birthday.
I actually place our Ocean Omega fish oil directly as a top coat on one of my cats food, he prefers our Gold version, because he likes the fishy aroma and taste. His brother is very finicky, and we give him the Plus version, which is tasteless and odorless, and we have to give him the fish oil with an eye dropper directly administered down his gullet.We have clients who have cats that have suffered with both IBS and constipation, and the Ocean Omega fish oil has had good success in abating those afflictions in our clients cats.
A good quality catnip product, like The Catnip Queen; another fine Made In Maine Product, as well as real grass, combined with administering fish oil, can also be beneficial as treatments of constipation.
Constipation in pets, especially cats, is sometimes the result of dehydration, dietary indiscretion, or possibly an obstruction. Lack of exercise or a diet low in fiber may also contribute to this condition. In most cases, constipation in dogs and cats can be treated with a change in diet, adequate exercise and sufficient opportunities for the animal to relieve itself.
Try adding a tablespoon of bran or canned pumpkin to help the animal's stool hold moisture. Adding half a teaspoon of Ocean Omega fish oil mixed into his food each day should prove to be quite beneficial in
eliminating the constipation problem, strengthening the cats immune system, and it also will help to keep his coat soft and shiny.
All of our products are guaranteed for purity and quality, and our efficacy rate is substantial.
I hope this information serves as viable suggestions for your pets overall well being. We look forward to the opportunity of welcoming you aboard as our newest Ocean Omega client.
BH
Ocean Omega Promoting Good Health In ALL Pets!
www.oceanomega.com
August 10, 2007
What Products are working?
In one of my previous entries, I had mentioned Barbara Sanders, Proprietor of Howling Acres Argentine Dogos of Callands Virginia www.howling-acres.com. I have asked Barbara to be a contributing editor of sorts for this blog, as I value her opinions and knowledge.
One of my objectives when starting this OO Blog, was to not only self promote our OO Fish Oil Products, but to also hopefully open a forum to exchange stories of what you readers have found to be successful in utilizing other hollistic healthcare products, both for pets and HUMANS.
I want to do this within certain parameters, the chief one being, this is not an open invite to "billboard advertise" random products from A-Z . It must relate to hollistic healthcare, and those categories of products. I also want to clearly state this disclaimer here and now: Any and all products mentioned via comments on this blog are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease. Ocean Omega is not to be perceived as implying that we are necessarily endorsing any specific products that may be mentioned on our OO Blog.I want to simply avail readers information for their edification to decide yeah or nay for themselves, when considering to perhaps utilize any products that may be mentioned.
This is where Barbara Sanders will serve a vital role, she has a wealth of valuable experience and knowledge to proport. I have encouraged Barbara to please be a frequent contributor to this OO Blog as her busy schedule will allow. I look forward to her input as we move forward.
BH
Ocean Omega Promoting Good Health In ALL Pets!
www.oceanomega.com
July 29, 2007
Clients & Good Friends
In my previous entries, I alluded to the progression of Ocean Omega and establishing customer repoirre. When I stopped importing the Canadian Fish Oil Product, and started providing Ocean Omega Fish Oil, I had the great fortune and blessing to convert one of my Canadian Fish Oil clients.
Her name is Barbara Sanders, Proprietor of Howling Acres Argentine Dogos of Callands Virginia www.howling-acres.com Through many subsequent conversations, we actually discovered that Barbara too grew up in Portland; on the West End. The old adage of its a small world is very prevalent here.
Barbara quickly became a repeat customer of our Ocean Omega Fish Oil, and is our Southern Distributor of OO Products. She is a very reknown pet healthcare and holistic remedy expert. Before retiring to start her kennel in Virginia, Barbara had won many National Dog Show Awards with her Dogos.
Barbara has become not only a client , but a very near and dear friend to myself and Ocean Omega. She remains one of our strongest advocates. I have asked Barbara to be a contributing editor of sorts for this blog, as I value her opinions and knowledge. She is a sage to me not only in the pet healthcare arena, but also in life issues as she has led a most intriguing life.
I hope folks will continue to read my Ocean Omega Blog, and look for Barbaras' input, she is a true Yankee, open, candid, honest, and very willing to exchange pet healthcare philosophies, as she also co authors her own Dogo Chronicle Message Board.
BH
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July 17, 2007
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