From:
Karen Purcell, DVM
Date: 2001-11-29 11:43:00 UTC
Subject: Re: [Ferret-Health-list] raw eggs
> Because I keep getting conflicting reports as to weather raw eggs are
> ok for ferrets or not, I would like to know if feeding a small raw
> egg to ferrets once or twice a week will predispose ferrets to this
> disease. Thiamine Deficiency
>
My biggest concern feeding raw anything is disease. Salmonella is
just nasty. I prefer to recommend cooked egg, as opposed to raw. A
small amount of hard boiled or scrambled egg weekly should be just
fine.
-Dr. Karen
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