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sukiec@optonline.net
Date: 2006-02-07 18:15:30 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] RE: sugar
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Going from your several posts:
It sounds like your home is perhaps too warm. How hot is it?
If the air is too dry that also could account both for the appearance of the stools (less moisture) and also at times can make a ferret uncomfortable or even a tad dehydrated.
No, sugar does not go to the spleen. No, the spleen is not involved in creation of insulinoma, the pancreas is. Yes, ferrets can digest sugars. No, many of the laxatives do not contain sugar. No, there often is no need to use laxatives. Yes, plain old petroleum jelly can be substituted for laxative with your choice of added flavor.
Jerky: opinions are split on this. Unlike dried fruit, dried veg, raw hide, etc. which I HAVE read causing blockages, I don't think that I have heard of any blockages from jerky. It may be that low-grade jerky or very stringy jerky may have problems hydrating well enough in transit through the body, so she may be best off dehydrating something that does not get stringy like thin liver slices but I do not know how safely those keep without refrigeration. When I used to buy bison jerky (for myself but one of the ferrets used to steal pieces) the place I ordered it from always sent it in a styrofoam container with cold packs for added safety and recommended refrigeration. Perhaps some jerky types are just not as dry as others (and perhaps not being as dry would be better for the ferrets). I am personally not sanguine about raising red flags about jerky and think it might be a misplaced concern, or only valid for specific sunsets so would love to hear more myself on this score to take it from the hypothetical to something better known. Personally, I have to wonder if some forms of jerky might actually be good for dental health. It seems to me that in relation to jerky there currently is too little knowledge but a lot of supposition, and it is really important to distinguish between the two.
The concept that too many carbohydrates may contribute to causing insulinoma is itself a hypothesis, and not something that is firmly known. It is based on some very intriguing ideas and there are other reasonable reasons for reducing the carbohydrates in many ferrets' diets, but only careful study will tell if it is actually a causative factor.
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