From:
ferretgirl6@cs.com
Date: 2002-01-09 10:25:00 UTC
Subject: Re: [Ferret-Health-list] Digest Number 547--thin ferret
In a message dated 1/9/2002 2:27:25 PM Eastern Standard Time,
mcmall@intellisys.net writes:
> I have a female has always been much more slender than our male,
and I
> woould really like to see some more weight on her. She is
healthy, eats
> well, poops well, shows no sign of anything other than she is
thin...not
> bony, just thin.
I'm not a vet, or an expert, but my own experience has taught me
that
ferrets
are like humans in the respect that some are meant to be thin and
some tend
to be a bit fatter, even if they eat the same foods and same
approx. amount.
We have a little girl who eats like a pig, including lots of meat
"treats"
during
our own meals, but remains thin (she also runs
In reply:
I also have a thin ferret. Looking at him, you would think he's
sick. He is just on the verge of being too thin. Kinda looks bony. I
have had him checked out, blood tests and all. He is perfectly
healthy. Stools, eating/drinking, play.... is normal. For being the
thinnnest and lightest ferret, he's doing great as the head ferret
of eight. He just puts everybody in their place even if it's someone
a full 1 1/2 heavier.
Amy and the boys
God Bless America