From:
"Sukie Crandall"
Date: 2007-09-13 04:30:44 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: abstracts of some new studies
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
No idea, it would be interesting, wouldn't it, to know more particulars such as route of
infection, amount of virus given, history of the ferrets, maybe even strain of the CDV...
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, "Tony Clarke" <Tonytclarke@...> wrote:
>
> --- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, Sukie Crandall <sukiec@>
> wrote:
>
> > In contrast, control ferrets that were
> > given 30 mg of vitamin A did not develop typical distemper after
> > infection and exhibited only a mild rash. The supplement did not
> > negatively affect ferret health and resulted in a 100% increase in
> > serum and liver vitamin A concentrations. We also found that
> > profound vitamin A deficiency is inducible in ferrets and can be
> > rapidly reversed upon high-dose vitamin A supplementation.
> Vitamin
> > A deficiency caused anorexia, diarrhea, cataracts, behavioral
> > abnormalities, and ultimately death, with or without CDV infection.
> > All ferrets that received vitamin A supplements, however,
> > recovered uneventfully from CDV infection.
>
> Is this something we can use?
>
> Tony (not a vet), Sugar and Suki.
> In memory of Sally and Sue.
>
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