From:
Caitlyn Martin
Date: 2002-01-20 09:16:00 UTC
Subject: Re: [Ferret-Health-list] How to decrease potassium/raise
sodium
Hi, Celia,
> I was curious about the salt thing--I asked my vet but he said it wouldn't help.
I think that it might help a little is common sense. Salt is sodium
chloride.
> How much salt do I add?
I just shake some onto the bowl of gravy the way I would if I were
salting human food (and I liked my food a little salty). I really don't
have an exact measure.
> If I give 30 cc of duck soup (just ground kibble soaked and blended
> well with water), is a pinch of salt too much?
I don't think so. Have you thought about Bob Church's chicken gravy.
Yes, it's a pain to make, but my vet believes in it. It's very high
quality food for ferts.
> If you add it to the whole chicken gravy recipe, then I'm not sure how
> to "translate" that into servings...
I do the recipe as described by Pam Sessoms' in her pressure cooker
method. It's pretty much just what Bob Church recommends by the book.
I add the salt when I serve it.
>
> We have raised her pred and florinef--I think my vet was reluctant
> to raise them too high but now there is little to lose. She is taking
> 0.5 cc of florinef (which is 0.03 mg/ml of actual florinef--too tired
> to do math)
That's the same concentration mine get. Pertwee is getting double the
standard dosage, which works to 0.15cc twice a day instead of once.
Your Cokie is on a much higher dosage than that.
> Seems high, but I can't find any "maximum" dose of florinef anywhere.
I don't know. I think from the TriFL list you know who my vet is. Why
not give a call and ask him? He has huge amounts of adrenal experience,
as I think you already know.
All the best,
Caity and the terrific 10