From:
Sukie Crandall
Date: 2009-06-03 03:28:21 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Recall: for those who feed ferrets beef (raw OR cooked)
To: fhl <ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com>, Ferret Mailing List <ferret-l@LISTSERV.FERRETMAILINGLIST.ORG>
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/recall_027_2009_release/index.asp
> Oregon Firm Recalls Ground Beef Products Due To Possible E. coli
> O157:H7 Contamination
The shiga toxin that is produced by some types of E. coli, including
this species, has been fatal to ferrets and when not fatal such E.
coli infections can cause permanent kidney damage in ferrets. (It is
also dangerous for a range of other species including humans, and
although cooking can affect the bacteria the bigger risk is from the
toxin which can remain even with cooking.)
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
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