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Omega-3 Fatty Acids Help Cats TooOmega-3 fatty acids are the rage in human medicine for the prevention of heart attacks but new research shows a broad range of benefits for cats with health problems. Omega-3 fatty acids work by modulating or decreasing the severity of inflammation sent by the body to attack a 'problem'. Often, more damage is caused by the body's response to a problem than the problem itself. For example, a skin reaction to a flea-bite is insignificant until a cat starts scratching and scratching and scratching. The result can be raw, infected skin as a result of the cat's inflammatory response which causes the itching. Omega-6 fatty acids actually work against Omega-3s and cause a stronger immune response. The main sources of Omega-6 fatty acids are vegetable oils like corn oil and soybean oil while Omega-3 fatty acids are found in fish oil, flax oil and borage oil. It is the ratio of the two types of omega fatty acids in the diet that researchers feel is important. While the optimum ratio has not been defined, aware cat owners should find a ratio betweeen 5:1 and 10:1 Omega-6:Omega-3 fats in their cat's commercial food. Some think that human and animal diets are too high in Omega-6 fat (vegetable and animal fats) rather than too low in Omega-3s. Adding Omega-3s to a cat's diet has become more common in treating chronic diseases like itching from dermatitis, arthritic diseases, kidney failure and even heart disease. In some species Omega-3s have now shown an anti-cancer effect.
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