From:
team-machine
Date: 2001-08-27 19:43:00 UTC
Subject: [Ferret-Health-list] Re: Question about vitamin supplements
supplements
I'm not sure exactly with ferrets but with humans toxicity symptoms are
joint pain, thickening of the long bones, loss of hair and jaundice. With
the liver damage there can be portal hypertension(increase of blood pressure
in the blood circulation that goes directly to the liver from the GI tract,
carrying absorbed nutrient loads after meals.Then there is also ascites(
fluid accumulation in the abdominal cavity) Human livers can store large
amounts of Vit A, but since ferrets are such small creatures it's always
best to be cautious. I hope this can help in some way. KM
----- Original Message -----
From: <hillarytheriault@h...>
To: <Ferret-Health-list@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 1:39 PM
> What happens if they get an overdose of Vitamin A?
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> "tansy" <tansyhl@y...> wrote:
> > Actually Matt if your ferrets are eating a good quality food they
shouldn't
> > need any supplements at all. If you start giving multiple supplements
there
> > is a danger of giving them an overdose of Vit. A.
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