From:
Sukie Crandall
Date: 2009-11-05 14:09:59 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: raisin reminder
To: fhl <ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com>, Ferret Mailing List <ferret-l@LISTSERV.FERRETMAILINGLIST.ORG>
Becca asked me about raisins but I don't have a lot of time to look
anything up. I did find a little, though.
Remember that humans often get too little D but can often use more of
it. Humans get poisoning from too much A easily. Ferrets are the
OPPOSITE.
Three of the easiest ways to get more D are:
1. sunlight
2. fortified milk products
3. sardines
For ferrets, dogs and cats D3 is the problem.
I never looked up D levels in those foods, just knew that one of the
researchers was considering that.
http://dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov/factsheets/vitamind.asp
AH! Raisins are high in boron which apparently is used when
processing D so THAT must be what that aspect is under study:
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=33
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=nutrientprofile&dbid=24
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/
http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/
http://www.ferretcongress.org/
http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml
http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html
all ferret topics:
http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/archives/ferret-search.html
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