From:
Sukie Crandall
Date: 2007-09-10 18:35:31 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Egss whites and other issues concerning soups
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
According to _Biology and Diseases of the Ferret, 2nd edition_ raw=20
eggs have caused not only salmonella risks and Biotin deficiency in=20
ferrets, but also can cause Thiamine deficiency. See page 168.=20=20
Symptoms vary from lethargy and anorexia to worse symptoms with=20
advances cases, even convulsions.
A more common cause of Thiamine deficiency in ferrets has been diets=20
high in fish species that contain high levels of Thiaminase.
Some info on biotin (which already came up in discussion) and raw=20
eggs since the question came up whether raw worsens the Biotin=20
deficiency risk (answer is yes):
http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=3Ddailytip&dbid=3D71
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...Biotin
is an important B-complex vitamin that's found in both the whites and=20
the
yolks of raw eggs. Not all of this biotin is availability to our body=20
when a
raw egg is eaten, however, because there is another substance found
in raw egg whites - called avidin - that binds together with biotin and
prevents it from being absorbed from our digestive tracts. The best way
to prevent this lowering of biotin availability is to cook the egg=20
whites. The
cooking of an egg will destroy the binding power of avidin so that=20
the biotin
in the egg will become much more available...
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http://www.breedsmartpartners.com/bronline/en_US/jsp/BO_Page.jsp?
pageID=3DRLDP&articleID=3D114
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...Because raw egg white contains the biotin-binding protein avidin,=20
feeding
large amounts of raw eggs to dogs has the potential to cause a biotin
deficiency.37 Although uncommon, this could pose a problem for owners
who insist on supplementing their pet=92s daily diet with raw eggs.=20
Signs of
biotin deficiency include scabby skin lesions, hair loss, and pruritus.
Depigmentation and dulling of coat color has also been seen in
biotin-deficient mink and foxes.38...
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Sukie (not a vet)
Recommended ferret health links:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/
http://www.ferretcongress.org/
http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml
http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html
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