>From:    "Karen Purcell, DVM" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: onion powder
>I just read a report on a cat with heinz body anemia due to the amount of
>onion powder added to the Gerber baby food being used to tempt [him]...
 
>From:    "Lisa G. Fleischmann" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: onion/garlic, aloe
>The propenyldisulfides have been implicated as the toxin that causes the
>hemolytic anemia associated with Heinz body formation.
 
What are the symptoms of Heinz Body Anemia?  and how long of exposure is
typical prior to onslaught thereof?  I feed Ferret Henry one jar of Gerbers
meat babyfood with gravy (with a bunch of other stuff mixed in too - like
sometimes A/D and sometimes Deliver, etc, etc) everyday.  His leftovers
(about two teaspoon) go to my kitty, Smudge, everyday (who devours it).
We've been on this schedule for at least a year maybe more.
[Posted in FML issue 1602]