From:
me@shona.org
Date: 2005-01-09 09:52:13 UTC
Subject: RE: Serious plaque problem do N-bones really help?
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <7312830.1105264333395.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
> We personally avoid bones. Although accidents by ferrets with bones appear to be rare due to their stomach acid being so good at dissolving bone we have had a vet who lost a ferret to a bone splinter which had perforated the esophagus (the tube in the throat which leads to the stomach) so we heard about the other side of the equation many years ago.
If owners are worried about bones, they can take the piece (wing, drumstick, etc) away once the meat has been eaten, or provide large pieces of meat without the bone.
Sukie, if you knew of a confirmed case of a ferret choking and dying on kibble, would you still use kibble?
shona