From:
vivianbarnes@chartermi.net
Date: 2004-03-31 09:00:15 UTC
Subject: finicky eater & he is losing weight
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <5687565.1080723615716.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
i adopted peter little over a year ago. he weighed then 2.6 pounds accordin=
g to the paper work i got from the human society. i have tried every versio=
n of duck soup recipes i could find but he won't touch them. i have tried t=
he ferretvite and just now getting him to take it willingly. last week we t=
ook them in for their rabies shots. clara also adopted the same day weighed=
in at 2 pounds ; peter however now only weights 2 pounds. he has plenty of=
food in every room & water but he doesn't seem to like to eat much. he's 4=
1/2 years old & a mf . i have him on totally ferret mixed with iams kitten=
but he only prefers the iams. he will eat one or two pieces of the totally=
ferret if we hand feed him only! other then the weight loss he is in good =
health. blood work all came back ok even his bg. his bg was 110. what else =
can i do to put some meat on my boys bones. he looks healthy but when you h=
old him up you can see he is skinny and still losing weight . the humane so=
ciety did give him earmite meds & a flea dip the day i picked him up . is i=
t possible he is missing his former owner still. the guy treated peter then=
a god it was his then wife that abused peter. =
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