Message Number: SG11193 | New FHL Archives Search
From: maikeru207@yahoo.com
Date: 2004-10-24 17:57:36 UTC
Subject: RE: eating/drinking problem
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <14927396.1098641365698.JavaMail.nobody@magnesium.smartgroups.com>

He is not on any meds. 4 days out of the week we are gone for 8 hours. I could
look into getting someone to stop in to give him some blended food. I have not
considered doing sub-cutaneous fluids at home.

I am suspicious of a hairball problem. He has thrown up BIG hairballs in the past
about the size of my pinky finger. He consumes quite a bit of the blended food and
doesn't seem to have any noted difficulty with pooping. I suppose dry kibble would
impact a stomach hairball more than blended food would. I will likely try to get him
into the vet in the next two days for an x-ray (although this has never been greatly
helpful in the past).

Thanks, Michael