From:
williamsb@comcast.net
Date: 2002-08-01 02:44:50 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] RE: options for insulinoma?
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <21204781.1028169890600.JavaMail.root@scandium>
Dear Natasha:
> - She *despises* chicken baby food! I tried beef, and she hates that
> too. I rubbed a little on her gums just to make sure she really tried it
> and didn't just turn up her nose without a real go, and she acted as if I
> were trying to poison her. Oh, the drama. <g> Any suggestions? :P
Don't give up on it. Many ferrets take several tries - and a dab on the gums really isn't the way to go. Obnoxious as it may sound, you've got to shovel the first several feedings in with your finger. Warm it up to just over room temperature.
Over a decade or so, I can still count the ferrets who didn't eventually warm to chicken baby food on the fingers of one hand.
With kindest regards,
Bruce Williams, DVM