From:
ditzydrea@hotmail.com
Date: 2002-09-08 04:38:24 UTC
Subject: my ferret is suddenly losing weight!
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <1964335.1031459904394.JavaMail.root@scandium>
CAN ANYONE PLEASE HELP ME?
MY FERRET JUST RECENTLY STARTED TO LOSE WEIGHT WITHIN THE LAST WEEK- I NOTICED HE WASN'T EATING HIS REGULAR KIBBLE(DRY)FOOD.
HE STILL ACTS PLAYFUL,BUT HE'S LOST OVER A POUND.THE VET DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WHEN HE TESTED STOOL SAMPLE- THIS IS NOT LIKE HIM- THE ONLY THING NOTICABLE IS A LIITLE BIT OF DIAHARREA.
HE USUALLY EATS ALOT MORE,AND I'VE TRIED DIFFERENT PET FOODS INCLUDING CANNED CAT FOOD- HE USUALLY LOVES HIS DRY CAT FOOD-NOW I CAN'T GET HIM TO TOUCH IT! THE ONLY THING HE'LL EAT ARE GRAPES AND GRANOLA BAR WHICH I ONLY USUALLY GIVE HIM FOR A TREAT. THE VET JUST PUT HIM ON ANTIBIOTICS- IT'S BEEN ABOUT 2 DAYS SINCE THEN AND HE STILL WON'T EAT. I'M REALLY SCARED,BECAUSE HE LOOKS ALOT THINNER. I DID ADD VITAMINS TO HIS WATER- I TRIED GIVING HIM THAT FERRETVITE-BUT HE HATES IT- HE'S NOT LIKE MOST FERRETS,HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN VERY PICKY ABOUT FERRET FOODS & TREATS- IS IT POSSIBLE HE MIGHT HAVE A HAIRBALL? BECAUSE HE'S BEEN SHEDDING ALOT LATELY- CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP-?
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