From:
sukiec@optonline.net
Date: 2004-07-02 22:39:08 UTC
Subject: Re: Oppinion on Bi-Odor by Marshall
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <5259320.1088807948134.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
> Sukie is phenylamine safe for everyone? I mean can ferrets have
> something like humans as to where its not safe?
Oh, gosh. Honestly, I don't know.
This stuff is so beyond me.
Also, these days, while we wait to hear what type of bladder stone was foun=
d I am learning a lot I never knew (Isn't there always more and more that i=
sn't known and needs to be learned?). I've heard from people who had ferre=
ts with all sorts of bladder stones (some of that stuff posted here, but I =
sure would love it if others also posted the info send privately which they=
can share. Like one of the people who wrote to us we might be facing stone=
s from too much protein in the diet. We don't know, yet, but that person d=
id have a ferret with that. I've also heard from a friend vet who I don't =
think is on the FHL mention that she also had that concern. For me that wa=
s an entirely new concept just a few days ago. It's still sinking in. I me=
an, we kept thinking "Ferrets, Obligate Carnivores, High Protein in Natural=
Diet of Wild Relatives" but it looks like actually it is possible for it t=
o be too much for domestics, or maybe for some individuals among our compan=
ions. Live and learn...
So, I guess what I am saying is that *I THINK* that generally it's been tho=
ught that amino acids are going to be safe if there aren't manufacturing or=
storage errors or if things are not given way out of balance, BUT life has=
its surprises (though surprises usually are more rare which is why they ar=
e surprises in the first place).
The other questions you posed I also ask those who know more than I to answ=
er. Then I'll get to learn, too. =
Baking soda ALONE will make the drinking more alkaline (I tested some again=
st our drinking water -- which now has its pH lowering to 6.9, slightly bel=
ow neutral for a change) but I don't know if the the Bi-Odor will change th=
e pH of the drinking water because other ingedients might move it more into=
the acidic realm. At a pet store the Wardley Junior aquarium pH kit cost =
us 2 or 3 dollars so it wouldn't hurt for someone with some Biodor to get t=
hat and test the pH of the water before and after putting in the Biodor to =
see if there is a difference and how much in which direction. easy and che=
ap to buy and incredibly easy to use...
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