I've heard alot about coconut oil being good for rabbits coat and skin. I would like to try it with my show ND's. Does anyone have more information on it? Has anyone tried it? I read to give a pea sized amount every 2 or 3 days.
Many health organizations advise against the consumption of high amounts of coconut oil due to its high levels of saturated fat.
akane":2d3n97pt said:http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/coconut-oil-and-health
Many health organizations advise against the consumption of high amounts of coconut oil due to its high levels of saturated fat.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut_oi ... comparison
akane":13bxqs4c said:Just because wiki is contributed to by individuals does not make it a bad source of info. I find a group of people, such as on this forum, doing their own research and first hand accounts to be more reliable than questionably funded studies. Wiki does also require where the info came form and to not use opinions in articles. Coconut oil is both a laxative and very high in saturated fat. It may not be as bad as other sources of fat but it's still waaaay over other oils.
Flax or chia and sunflower make a good mix of omega 6 and 3. You want omega 3 to be higher than omega 6 and flax is much higher than coconut. That would be the (w-3) linolenic acid on the wiki chart.
This is true, though it's probably more different views on ways of doing things than it is incorrect information... especially since members tend to correct one another when something is actually wrong.Comet007":3fqwfwtr said:If you read this forum, you'll find that here and there, incorrect information is posted - or in other cases, different views on ways of doing things. Everything we read needs to be subjected to scrutiny.
I don't see how Akane is off topic. If Akane is, then the whole thread is. The OP asked about coconut oil use in rabbits, yet (save for a couple of sentences) the thread has dealt with coconut and other oil use in humans, because there is very little information on coconut oil use in rabbits. I did a search. I found one study, and it dealt only with measuring triglyceride levels in rabbits given various combinations of coconut or olive oil and dietary cholesterol. Nothing about general health, skin, or fur impacts.Comet007":3fqwfwtr said:However, I think that you're really off topic here - go back and read my first post and you will see (once again, last time) that I was recommending TOPICAL use of coconut oil and cautioning about laxative effect potential. I see no reason for argument or debate on this issue in this thread- perhaps you'd like to start a new thread to debate the topic?
I would figure it would probably be ingested anyway, as the rabbit bathes itself. I imagine some of it would stay in the fur and skin, though. Some give black oil sunflower seeds (BOSS) to improve fur, so it wouldn't surprise me if coconut oil, even ingested in small amounts, would do the same thing.MR_ND":3fqwfwtr said:Thank you all. I think I will try just rubbing it on their coats. We don't have very much flaxseed around here, thus making it kind of expensive.
Sorry I missed coming back to this... I remembered something about the striped sunflower seeds. I've seen lots of places that you're not supposed to feed them, and I finally decided to find out why.Comet007":30avuqgg said:Good to know, thanks!
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