GMO sources in Oxbow and likely other commercial rodent block

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Be sure to read all of it, for in doing so you will best understand the matter.

One thing is clear, to me that is, those in support of promoting GMO produced grains sought a few researchers to aid in criticizing the perameters of the study in order to put off potential law suits from human customers. In support of the squirrels I share this here. Just rememberr I'm just the messenger, not the author


Warning: These photos of the rats may be upsetting to view.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/study-on...es-controversy

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5044955/

http://www.ratwhisperer.net/attentio...od-might-kill/

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These next group of articles lend much to clarifying the matter of what the research of the Monsanto GMO corn found to cause in the rats fed

the GMO corn diet vs the rats in the control group that weren't fed the GMO corn. And although their is debate as to the techical cause,

what is clear is what the diet with GMO corn did to the rats. Other animals fed GMO corn have shown similar outcomes.


http://responsibletechnology.org/gen...tive-failures/

http://www.egyptindependent.com/test...ealth-hazards/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffre..._b_544575.html

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The study data results:

See both charts on page: http://www.i-sis.org.uk/GM_Soya_Fed_Rats.php

Unmistakably the GM Soya + rat diet caused deaths in rat pups at a far higher percentage than non GM corn + rat diet did.

Thirty-six percent of the pups from rats fed GM soya were severely stunted, some 5 to 6 times the percentage in the controls. By three weeks, 55.6 percent of the pups from rats fed GM soya had died, the death rate was 6 to 8 times the controls. These results were statistically highly significant (p<0.00012).

Once again, Oxbow has confirmed that their soya and canola oil used n their Regal Rat diet is GMO.

http://www.ratwhisperer.net/attentio...od-might-kill/

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The Problem With What We Feed

Just like with people, GMO's may be harmful to pet rats. GMO stands for genetically modified organism and studies have shown that these non-naturally occurring foods can be harmful when eaten. A French study recently tested out this theory on rats and proved that non-GMO corn is much safer for our pets (but there is a lot of debate on this topic still).

Genetically Modified Corn

The University of Caen in France discovered that genetically modified corn that is made to be resistant to spraying of weed killer such as Roundup causes mammary tumors, and severe kidney and liver damage when fed to rats.

They ran a study where they fed this corn to rats and 50% of the males and 70% of the females died prematurely while only 30% of males and 20% of females in the control group died prematurely.

The company that makes the NK603 seed that was tested claims the the researchers had reached "unsubstantiated conclusions" but was published in the Food and Chemical Toxicology journal nonetheless.


Due to concerns and the safety of GMO foods, further research is being done by the European Food Safety Authority.

https://www.thespruce.com/rat-food-and-tumors-1238290

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Though this website addresses foods that humans with kidney problems should not include in tehir diets, this quote also has application in the diets of older tree squirrels with impaired kidney function, or those that are aged. One key difference in tree squirrels than humans is that they are able wthi the support of (SBO) Prebiotic/ probiotic soil based organisms do degrace some of the oxalates in their diet. That said, when the diet is overloaded the good bacteria in the gut can be damaged from higher oxalic acid intake, as this acid is corrosive. If this happens then the normal degrading of oxalates in their intesines can be reduced significallt, resulting in poor digestion of nutrients from their food, and the uptake of CaOx into their bloodstream that is fodder for CaOx kidney and bladder stones. To support the good gut flora "Pet Flora" from Vitality Science offers excellent support towards this end. It is also available on Amazon.com

https://www.top10homeremedies.com/ne...kidneys.html/3

Genetically Modified Foods

Any food that has been genetically modified, such as some varieties of corn, soy, rice, sugar cane, sugar beets and canola, is not good for people suffering from kidney problems. Such foods can affect the health of your kidneys due to the high levels of oxalates, which bind with calcium in the kidneys to form kidney stones.

A 2009 study published in the International Journal of Biological Science analyzed three types of genetically modified Monsanto corn and found that they had negative health effects on the kidney and liver functioning of rats. The researchers concluded that the three varieties tested created a state of hepatorenal (liver and kidney) toxicity.

Another study published in 2015 in Environmental Health reports that glyphosate-based herbicides, which are the major pesticides used worldwide, pose health risks to the liver and kidneys, although low environmentally relevant doses have not been examined.

Along with genetically modified foods, you must not consume other oxalate-rich foods, including rhubarb, concord grapes, strawberries, sweet potatoes, spinach, summer squash, beets, leeks, tea, coffee, nuts and tofu. Stick to organic foods as much as possible.

Feeding only organic sources supports lower oxalate intake, and greatly reduces pesticide contamination. Steaming summer squash lowers oxalates also. Soaking nuts in a mixture of low fat Kefir and filterred water overnight and oven drying them on low heat also supports lower oxalates, and phytates they sources contain.

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Even the Squirrels know!