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Date: | Sat, 27 Aug 1994 10:23:28 -0500 |
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There was a suggestion on the list recently to supplement the diet of the
ferret with the apparent vitamin overdose using Nutrical. I don't know that
that is really a good idea for a ferret with that condition. Nutrical is,
after all, not just a caloric supplement, but a vitamin and mineral supplement.
It contains 1045 IU of vitamin A per teaspoon. When there was a discussion
about safe doses of vitamin A a few months back, including info from
Dr.Williams animal nutritionist friend, I thought the recommended maximum dose
of Ferretone was 1/3 of a teaspoon. Ferretone contains 1812 IU per teaspoon,
so maximum daily vitamin A dose would be 604 IU (because this was the limiting
factor in the Ferretone dosage). Therefore, the most Nutrical you would want
to offer in a day would be a little over 1/2 a teaspoon. Nutrical contains 30
calories per teaspoon, so I would think that 15 calories might not be worth
boosting the vitamin A in this ferret. Remember that many foods contain
vitamin A supplement too. Just something to think about...
Debra in Ft.Worth
[Posted in FML issue 0934]
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