Concerning a few things I saw fed in FML 805
 
        Carrots:  remember that carrots are high in fiber, and not very
digestible.  As a treat only, and maybe 1-2 slices per day.  I could see where
ferrets could get blocked with them...
 
        Liver:  Once again, only one or two small treats a day, tops.  We hear a
lot on the board about how much ferretone will cause Vitamin A toxicosis.  Well,
liver is the most commonly indicted food in causing Vitamin A toxicity in
domestic species.  The liver stores Vitamin A, so the levels in leiver are
higher there than any other place in the body.
 
        Now don't get freaked out - animals that get Vitamin A toxicosis are the
ones who get a diet of PRIMARILY liver (unfortunately, it's cheap).  A small
piece once or twice a day won't hurt.
 
       Bruce Williams, DVM                 Department of Veterinary Pathology
       [log in to unmask]         Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
       (202) 576-2453/2454                 Washington, D.C.  20306-6000
 
[Posted in FML issue 0808]