From:
sassy3n8fan@mchsi.com
Date: 2004-12-19 19:16:55 UTC
Subject: Adopted ferret skin and bones
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <4569888.1103483815570.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
I recently drove 2 hours to adopt another ferret. When I picked him up out=
of the pet carrier he was a skeleton with skin over it. The lady said tha=
t she had gotten him from someone else, and guessed his age as 4 to 6. He =
has all his fur, his eyes are bright. He doesn't want/know how to play. W=
hen I asked her what she was feeding him.... pizza, chicken and cat food so=
metimes. His poops were orangish on the day I got him, but have since afte=
r 36 hours of eating ferret food, turned back to looking like my ferret's. =
He will be going to the vet soon. He sleeps erratic unlike my ferret. My=
ferret sleeps for several hours, is up several hours, so on. This new fer=
ret, will sleep for a little while, wake up eat (eating and drinking very g=
ood) potty, wander around for just a litte bit, then sleep awhile, then get=
up and do it over again. He does not want to play with my ferret, but doe=
s not fight with him either. He is very loving and can be handled and hugg=
ed and kissed. My questions are: How long will it take to put on weight pr=
oviding the vet sees nothing wrong? will he learn to play? I have not seen =
this ferret play or war dance, and it's very disheartening... I'm just conc=
erned he doesn't know how to be a ferret?? =
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