From:
ferret_girl79@yahoo.com
Date: 2003-05-19 15:03:01 UTC
Subject: RE: chicken gravy
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <385418.1053356581459.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
The eggshell fragments, if big enough, can cause a blockage if they get trapped in the very small intestinal tract.. so, yes, they *can* cause problems. What you should do, if you are going to use eggshells, is to grind them up to a fine powder-like consistency.. (using a coffee grinder or a mortar and pestle works quite well), it's better absorbed by the system that way anyway, and much more safer than big(er) pieces. OR, you can use crushed bone-meal tablets (purchased at your local health food store). Along with providing other essential minerals and trace minerals, the most natural and most readily absorbed source of calcium is bone meal.
Anna.
Author wrote:
> Only Bob C can answer that one but I know he worked on it so that
> the calcium:phosphorus ratios were correct. The eggshells
> don't cause any harm, and yes they can be found in the intestines
> and shouldn't have found any problems because of it.
> Patty
> On Fri, 16 May 2003 17:47:30 +0100 (BST) queenbee@dakotacom.net writes:
> > What is the purpose of putting four eggshells in the chicken gravy?
> > It seems there is plenty of calcium with the bones all pureed. I ask
> > this because a friend's ferret wouldn't eat anything else and upon
> > exploratory surgery the vet found a few white flakes of eggshell in
> > the intestine. I make the gravy for my friend and use a Cuisiart
> > food processor to get it nice and smooth.
> >
> > Carol Owens
> >
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