From:
sukiecrandall@telocity.com
Date: 2001-11-09 00:22:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Fish (also raw eggs or crustaceans)
Oh, note: fish and crustacea types vary in the amounts of
thiaminase, which is why some types are safer than others, also
note that ferret foods with fish have many other sources of
nutrition in them which reduce the proportion of fish.
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., Sukie Crandall <sukiecrandall@t...>
wrote:
> At 10:32 PM +0000 11/8/01, Ferret-Health-list@y... wrote:
> From: "Lyal Shaw" <>
> Subject:
>
> I read somewhere regarding ferret food that fish should be
avoided.
> Why? Please send info.
>
>
> Harriett H. H.
> -----
>
> Any food which contains an excess of thiaminase can cause a
thiamine
> deficiency and this was documented by the vets who served a
ferret
> farm overseas years ago. This presents as marked anorexia,
lethargy,
> and finally convulsions.
>
> Sometimes there are special situations in which fish can help
to
> restart a ferret's appetite or flavor something else for while to
> jumpstart eating the better food in enough quantity when there
is no
> choice (as with Carla's Magellan or our Haleakala). It should
not be
> a primary nutrient source.