From:
Brenda
Date: 2002-06-20 22:30:00 UTC
Subject: Re: [Ferret-Health-list] Weight Loss in 2 Ferrets
Hi Caity,
Im sorry about that&Freak is 4 and Spike is 2 ½. Spike
weighed 4.1 lbs. about four months ago and weighed in today at
1.8 lbs. Freak lost about maybe ½ to ¾ of a pound. Their
sides do look a little sunken in, but more on Spike because he
was a larger ferret. I can feel their bones more than usual
(spine and hips).
We have put them on Ferretvite from the local petstore. This
is to stimulate appetite and weight gain. Whether this was a
good decision or not, Im not sure. Again, any opinions would
be greatly appreciated.
Thanks so much for your reply,
Brenda
You also didn't say how old Freak and Spike are.
You also didn't say what they weighed before and what they
weigh now, so
we have no way of knowing if the weight loss is excessive. Do
they seem
really thin now? Do their sides look sunken in?
-----Original Message-----
From: caitlynmaire@earthlink.net
[mailto:caitlynmaire@earthlink.net]
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 1:48 PM
To: Ferret-Health-list@yahoogroups.com
Hi, Brenda,
>
> I'm a newbie. We currently have 2 ferrets, 2 rabbits, and a
kitten.
> My fiancee and I noticed that the ferrets have lost a
significant
> amount of weight. Freak was getting a bit of a belly back
in
> Feb/March and Spike was chunky up until March. (I think)
Spike
> started to lose some weight in March/April. We thought it
was
> because he was getting more exercise. We got him from a
rescue in
> November and he didn't get much playtime outside of his
cage. We
> have a separate room for the ferrets and they get free run
of it.