From:
strawberrypgasus@netscape.net
Date: 2001-11-16 20:01:00 UTC
Subject: RE: Re: [Ferret-Health-list] Re: Can any one help? Smelly
ferret poop
Update
Took the little guy to the vet today and he had surgery. The vet said it looked like it was possible that when his scent glads were taken out innitaly that they may have missed one or part of one. They opened him up and turns out it wasn't a scent glad but an absess. Vet said she'd never seen one like this before, especialy so near the anus. Drained the absess and poor little thing has a tube right near his bum to drain the rest of the fluid out. Doc said its possile that he could get it again but I'm REALLY hoping he comes out clean and this never happens again. He's doing well, already eating and drinking, although very tired which was expected. His poop still smells, but I think all of you are right on it being the Marshal's. He's got a mix of 8&1 and Marshal's right now and I will switch to just 8&1 when the mix is gone.
Thank you all for your help
CFERRETTAILS@a... wrote:
>Yes, get him off the Marshall Farm food. What you do is buy small bags of
>(8 and 1 ULTIMATE), Totally Ferret, Ferret Store Brand, Mazuri, Zupreem, and
>even some really good premier cat food like (Innova, Pinnacle, Eukanuba
>Kitten) and mix all including the Marshall's you have together. Its
>important to get ferrets use to more then one type of kibbles, in case you
>can't find them and need to resort to other another food.
>
>Its also important to get them use to a soft food, like Bob's Chicken Gravy,
>(or human baby chicken gravy so if they get sick you have something to mix
>their meds with or if they have to be spoon fed or syringe fed.
>
>This is the best time to get them use to meats (rabbit, chicken, turkey,
>duck, or even mice.)
>
>I grind up turkey, chicken, duck, rabbit and then put it in plastic
>containers and take out what I need each day and warm it up 10 seconds in
>Mico-wave and give to them. This is much better for them then any kibbles!
>
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>
>Also sending you "Bob Church's chicken gravy recipe! The best in my opinion.
> My insulinoma ferrets have been on it for 4 years!
>
>Hope this help you!
>
>Charleen and the Wa. Tails
> <A HREF="http://members.tripod.com/ferretails/">Ferretails!</A>
> <A HREF="http://washingtonferret.org/">Washington State Ferret Rescue and
>Shelter</A>
>
>
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