As someone who is currently really interested in the natural diet, and
just starting out, I was appalled when I read this statement:
   
>The reason is simple: too many times, because of my being known here
>and because of my being a co-moderator on the FHL, I have had people
>ask me behind the scenes for information on how to treat possible food
>poisoning from raw food given to ferrets. I am not a vet! Besides
>that, there are multiple possible causes so the meds vary. All that I
>could do each time was to pass on related posts and info from texts
>(_Biology and Diseases of the Ferret_ being best in this regard of the
>texts I have) while knowing that the ferrets needed to be tested and
>begging -- and i do mean begging -- the people to be frank with their
>vets.
   
I have searched and searched, and read the "warnings", yes from vets,
that salmonella and other parasites are dangerous and can be difficult
to treat if a ferret contacts it... but not ONCE did I find even one
case of a person saying their ferret got sick from raw food. It's
always "warnings" on different things, and dont get me wrong I
absolutely appreciate it, but I cant find any specific cases of any
ferret getting sick from raw food. Why wouldnt these people post info
like this on a list where we could all read and learn from it? How
could you *not* post this info to help other ferret owners? I'm just
stunned by this above statement. If you really care about ferrets, how
could anyone withhold this info from the rest of us who are interested
in raw/natural feeding?

Andrea

[Posted in FML 5432]