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Originally Posted by Hannah3183  Thanks! I'm looking for something all natural to help with my baby's itchies from her liver disease and crappy prescription food that she has to eat. This salmon oil and borage oil is ok for her liver? I read that salmon oil is great for liver compromised dogs, but I haven't heard of the borage before? |
Here is Wiki's borage oil info:
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Borage seed oil is derived from the seeds of the Borago officinalis (borage). It is used medicinally as an anti-inflammatory, for treating arthritis, as well as certain skin conditions (e.g. atopic dermatitis) and respiratory inflammation.[1] It has one of the highest amounts of gamma-linolenic acid (omega-6) of seed oils - higher than blackcurrant seed oil or evening primrose oil, to which it is considered similar. GLA makes up around 24% of the oil typically. A specific extraction process may offer purified products with 50%+ GLA content."
As for her liver, I'd love to answer that for you - but I'd run it by her vet. I would guess that since she can have oils in general, however, that borage would be okay...but I'd double check.
