http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-08/nlmc-edb082211.php
The loss of beneficial bacteria and that the best beneficial bacteria
for ferrets GI tracts, as well as avoiding misuse and overuse of
antibiotics to avoid "superbugs" have been discussed on the FHL.
Note the implication in a range of ills since some may also apply to
ferrets, BUT hard research needs to be done to see if those connections
truly exist and if the hypothesis is a valid one:
>The discovery and use of antibiotics has helped to increase life
>expectancy. However they are non-discriminatory and destroy even
>friendly bacteria, not just harmful ones. Scientists have found that
>some of the beneficial bacteria may never recover and that these
>extinctions may lead to increased susceptibility to infections and
>disease. As a result, antibiotic use could be contributing to the
>increases in obesity, allergies and asthma, inflammatory bowel
>disease, and type 1 diabetes that are occurring throughout the
>developed world.
So many of us skip fabric softener and use only free and clear
detergents for ferrets' health sake. It turns out that it also helps
us:
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-08/uow-slp082311.php
which begins:
>The same University of Washington researcher who used chemical
>sleuthing to deduce what's in fragranced consumer products now
>has turned her attention to the scented air wafting from household
>laundry vents.
>
>Findings, published online this week in the journal Air Quality,
>Atmosphere and Health, show that air vented from machines using the
>top-selling scented liquid laundry detergent and scented dryer sheet
>contains hazardous chemicals, including two that are classified as
>carcinogens.
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.htmlhttp://www.miamiferret.org/http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/http://www.ferretcongress.org/http://www.trifl.org/index.shtmlhttp://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html
all ferret topics:
http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/archives/ferret-search.html
"All hail the procrastinators for they shall rule the world tomorrow."
(2010, Steve Crandall)
[Posted in FML 7164]
