Common rear hip wasting away condition

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Selenium deficiency is usually manifested by an increased incidence of susceptibility to infections among other things. A selenium deficiency also makes an animal appear skinny with less muscle and eventually leads to white muscle wasting disease. Selenium helps an animal digest glutathione, and the glutathione antioxidant, "the master antioxidant,"  is a tiny but powerful nutrient that is vital to an animal's cell health, liver function and immunity. Zinc deficiency is accompanied by a glutathione depletion. All of these minerals affect the immune system greatly and a lack thereof will make an animal sickly and cause it to waste away.
Warthog and iguana meat, as well as other reptiles,  are packed with some essential minerals such as zinc and selenium.  Another way to introduce critical minerals to an animal is by putting out salt licks.
I got this off the web, but I know they are wild animals, so it's up to them.

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