To Jim Makowski concerning Linatone:
 
        Jim - four pumps of that stuff is a bit much; one will do just as
     well.
 
        While I know that the ferret FAQ says that you can overdose on
     Vitamin A by giving too much, and it may be theoretically possible, I
     have never seen a case of hypervitaminosis A, nor has one ever been
     reported.
 
        As a matter of fact, most of the literature circulating about
     "Hypervitaminosis A" lists changes that one would see with
     HYPOvitaminosis A as what you would expect.
 
        I have also had a few calls from vets about ferrets with liver disease
     attributed to excess vitamin A.  However, hypervitaminosis A doesn't seem
     to cause liver disease in any domestic species.
 
        What too much linatone will do, however, is to make for some loose
     stools.  One pump will do, and MAYBE another as a treat.
 
 
       Bruce Williams, DVM                 Department of Veterinary Pathology
       [log in to unmask]         Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
       (202) 782-2600/2602                    Washington, D.C.  20306-6000
[Posted in FML issue 1064]