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From: keddabedda
Date: 2002-06-29 22:50:00 UTC
Subject: question about protein and question about an eye

I brought my ferret, Amber to the vet the other day. He had some
concerns about her weight (1.2 pounds...she weighed 1.6 in February.
He said overall she seemed pretty healthy for her age (she'll be 6
the last week of Aug or the first week of Sept) but was concerned
with how little she weighs. He told me to feed her extra protein.
Said to feed raw or cooked meats, raw or cooked eggs, and/or whole
milk. She wants nothing to do with any of them. The only thing I
can get her to eat is chicken baby food with nutrical and ferretone
and a bit of water. Is this acceptable enough? If not, how can I
get her to eat what the vet wants her to? I wasn't too concerned
with the weight loss because I thought it was just her winter weight,
but her hips are a little boney. This was a new vet I brought her to
because the one I usually go to couldn't see her for 2 weeks (and I
was concerned about a lump on her back), so I am not sure he even
told me the right thing to do. I have decided to keep her other
appointment with her regular vet for a second opinion, but that visit
isn't until the 9th. I regularly feed her Zupreem which has a
protein level of 40%. I was thinking the ferretone and the nutrical
would add some calories. Any suggestions?
Also, when I had her at the vet, I noticed her eye was bloodshot. He
looked at it and said it was fine, just irritated. I looked at it
again tonight with the help of my husband, and it appears that a very
small piece of her eye is torn. there is a minute piece of skin that
is still attached to her eye. I am thinking she got clawed by a cat
(this happened to her before when she was a year old). It doesn't
seem to bother her, but her eye gets a little weepy. Do I wait until
the 9th with this and assume it will be ok until then or heal itself,
or should I go back to the vet I just brought her to with my concern?
Any input would be appreciated. Thanks.
Kelly White
Southampton, Massachusetts
(also posting this on FML)