EFAs, Omega wotsits and SusieB’s eyes

I’ve been reading up on exactly what we need to know about the various (frankly confusing) different essential fatty acids (EFAs) that need to be in generous quantities in Susie-Belle’s diet and which need to be less in order to give her maximum dietary support for eye-health as well as her overall wellbeing. It’s a topic I have a vague understanding of in human health, but my interest this week has been piqued after her mixed results on Monday with her eyes and me then finding a research study that’s shown positive results by supplementing with EFAs in cases of KCS.

When it comes to understanding EFAs, we’re talking oils, we’re talking omegas. There’s oodles of info on oils and their omega 3,6,9 profiles, but I found it quite a task getting my bearings in all the data. There are good and bad levels, good and bad oils, some we want loads of, some we want to keep at a minimum.

I’ve been supplementing with Viacutan since we brought Susie-Belle home, mainly to promote healthy skin and hair. But I’ve been thinking for a while I might add a bit of variety and look at introducing fish oils as these are the ones that are high in omega 3, which is what Susie-Belle should benefit from, as is flax seed oil.

So I’ve got some on order and will be making a plan to ensure we get the balance and variety spot-on for supplementing her foods over the next few weeks and with a bit of luck this will lead to improvements in her eyes when we revisit Mr Fraser in March.