From:
Mrs_Catseye@hotmail.com
Date: 2003-04-12 23:54:47 UTC
Subject: RE: insulinoma - duck soup
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <1453582.1050191687928.JavaMail.root@scandium>
I don't have it posted anywhere, but have fed several insulinoma-affected ferrets over the last three years and this is what I made their soup from...
half-and-half purified water and Exceed premium chicken &rice kibble (close to the same as other high-cost chicken-and-rice kitten&catfood kibbles, but costs less, and both our 9 cats and 29 ferrets Love it and have been living healthily for over 7 years on it)
with a couple of jars of gerber's chicken babyfood,
whole eggs (I make a gallon at a time, so it's about six to eight whole eggs per gallon's worth, which lasts just three days around here... :)
eight capsules (per gallon, cut number of herb-capsules in half for a half-gallon, and cut to half that, again, for a quarts' worth) of dandelion root, which is soothing to small tummies.
four capsules (per gallon) of milk thistle for liver support
eight capsules of red clover flowers *OR* six capsules/tablets of echinacea (immune system support).
four drops of colloidal silver, (which can be either bought in any drug store or nutrition store Or made at home) to safely destroy gram-negative bacteria before adding the six whole eggs.
and, Very Important for the insulinomics!...papaya enzyme...which I buy in tablet-form, off the shelf, inexpensively...for a gallon's worth of "soup", crush and mix inten tablets, at least.
The papaya enzyme helps break down the protiens For them, as their ability to digest grows poorer. Currently, all my "geriatric" ferrets get some of this every day, only they also are currently getting a teaspoonfull of pure cinnamon powder in their duck soup mix because cinnamon has been shown in humans to attack the bacteria which causes stomach and intestinal ulcers (so that's HALF a teaspoon for half a gallon, and a quarter-teaspoonfull for a quart...all things in moderation as just a Little bit does the trick! :)
You will find, as we did, that your insulinoma-affected ferret Will require extra digesting enzymes from your vet, get the papaya enzyme tablets for them, and ask your vet about any other digesting enzyme aids...every little bit will help! And you'll have the peace-of-mind of at least knowing you've done everything that could be thought of to help your fur-baby eat.
Good luck!
See our elderlies here, at
http://www.angelfire.com/theforce/ferret_rescuer/index.html
Author wrote:
> Hello All,
> Could someone tell me where I can find the receipe for duck soup for insulinomas.
> thanks
> Lori, Missy, Bud