From:
Ferrethealer@aol.com
Date: 2002-11-06 04:44:26 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Digest 6 Nov 2002 00:47:12 -0000 Issue 137
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <1c2.12ab4e7.2af9f82a@aol.com>
In a message dated 11/05/02 7:49:14 PM Eastern Standard Time,
ferrethealth-digest-help@smartgroups.com writes:
> Now the vet
> doesn't know how soon Zac can eat again, how long until the sutures heal
> enough to hold stomach contents in? I think my vet said that they withhold
> food for 2 days in dogs but surely you don't starve ferrets for that long?
> He is on an IV (glucose) drip. Is A/D a good food to start him on and if
> so
> for how long until he can have his meat again?
>
I tend to feed them about 12 hours post-op, tiny amounts of baby food to
start with. I've never had one have a problem doing that - the stomach seems
to heal quite nicely. And actually, I don't withhold food from dogs for more
than 24 hours, either.
Dr. Ruth
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