From:
maikeru207@yahoo.com
Date: 2001-11-03 09:16:00 UTC
Subject: yogurt and ferrets
I tried to give my ferret yogurt based on a vet's recommendation and
found out that he won't eat nonfat plain yogurt, but he will happily
eat whole milk plain yogurt (and I would have to agree with him that
the whole milk yogurt is much better :-) I have not tried feeding
him lowfat yet.
I've heard differing opinions on whether the cultures in yogurt
provide any benefit to ferrets. I would love to hear more on this
topic if anyone has further information.
Michael
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., cjbandit@a... wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Question, hoping someone can help me out on this one, I'm at a
total loss
> here. Bandit's stools are always resemble chocolate pudding and
vary in
> size. Sometimes I can see seeds in there (I know this is
undigested fat)-
> When I had a stool sample taken recently the vet tech said that he
had no
> bacteria in his stool what so ever...which she said was not good.
She and
> the vet suggested acidolphilus found in yogart to help introduce
some good
> bacteria. Bandit does not like yogart so that's not gonna help..
Any ideas,
> My boy is so fat in the belly and it feels hard but his recent
ultra-sound
> showed only a slightly enlarged spleen, which the vet says is
common. Is
> there another way of making sure his spleen isn't to large??
>
> Lastly Bandit will only eat Science Diet Maintenance Formula for
Cats and
> there is not enough protein or fat in it so I supplement his
feedings with
> babyfood and science diet a/d and nupro and ferretone 3x a day. Is
he
> getting enough protein??
>
> Thanks so much,
>
> Christina
>
> Oh one last thing my little baby fiefal has such strong smelling
urine, never
> experienced this with Bandit. It also seems to be very
concentrated, any
> ideas???