From:
GRNTEE@aol.com
Date: 2002-11-28 11:47:42 UTC
Subject: Subject: Post Surgery - help needed!
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <8.30799bbc.2b175c5e@aol.com>
should she have her regular appetite back soon?=A0 she won't eat the duck s=
oup =
but still enjoys bananas, some cereal, and a little kibble.=A0 her urine is=
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dark orange.=A0 should i be concerned?
Hi there, hope your baby is doing a bit better.=A0 First off I would be gre=
atly =
concerned about her diet.=A0 She is getting no nutrition for the most part.=
=A0 =
Bananas and cereal are just simply no good for her.=A0 They are loaded with=
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sugars, and what she needs is protein and fat.=A0 Have you tried the Gerber=
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baby foods?=A0 Either Lamb, chicken or turkey.=A0 Mix that with some water,=
to =
make it thinner and easier to swallow, I add vitamins as well to this =
mixture.=A0 It is absolutely necessary that she get some protein in her.=A0=
She =
cannot recover in a timely manor if she does not have the nutrition her bod=
y =
so needs.=A0 Make sure that the baby food does not have any rice added to i=
t.=A0 =
I also heat it up a bit in the micrcowave just so it is warm.=A0 You at thi=
s =
point will probably have better success at this if you feed it to your ferr=
et =
from your finger.=A0 =
Also her urine being a dark orange, that is a concern.=A0 Have you scruffed=
her =
to test her for dehydration?=A0 This would be my first thought on this.=A0 =
I am =
not a vet so I may be missing something.=A0 To test her for dehydration, sc=
ruff =
her the way you would a cat, if you have seen that.... if her skin tents an=
d =
does not go right back to regular shape then she is dehydrated.=A0 If she i=
s =
severely dehydrated then you need to get her to the vet and they can hydrat=
e =
her Sub Q.=A0 =
I hope this post does not come off harshly, it is not meant that way at all=
, =
just trying to get you the most important information that I can as you =
obviously care greatly for your baby and would be devastated if something =
happened to this one especially after just loosing one.=A0 =
Wish I could help you out with a vet in your area.=A0 Maybe someone else wi=
ll =
have some information for you on this.=A0 =
Sincerely, Tina and the fuzzy trio. =