From:
Cheryl & Steve
Date: 2001-09-25 20:34:00 UTC
Subject: [Ferret-Health-list] Weight
They may have a gastric problem for one?
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: Jacqueline Snyder
To: Ferret-Health-list@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 2:45 PM
I'd like some new and different tips on increasing the rate
of weight gain
in underweight ferrets. We've gotten several new rescues who
are in pretty
decent condition, considering their background, but I'd
really like to see
two of them gain faster. Both are old, and one is quite old.
Vet visit is scheduled for Monday. Will include bloodwork
and fecal test.
The new ferrets are getting 'duck soup' plus chicken
babyfood freely fed,
as well as Totally Ferret and Purina Kitten (I know--PK is
not the
greatest, but they eat it happily and now is not the time to
force a
switch) plus Ferretvite and Nutrical several times a day.
The problem is
that two of them seem willing to eat but at the same time
not interested in
eating more than a few bites at a time. I've usually been
able to coax a
sick ferret to eat by letting it lick babyfood or Nutrical
off my finger.
These two will do that, but only a few licks and then they
lose interest.
The oldest one has some hind end weakness (I suspect
insulinoma), but
neither ferret is weak or shows other problematic symptoms.
Both have a
reasonable level of energy for their age.
So what ELSE do we do to fatten these kids up?
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