From:
"Sue Liszewski"
Date: 2004-05-25 03:48:30 UTC
Subject: RE: [ferrethealth] Re: Nutritional Needs
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <BAY15-F7he3WYIgoFT3000012e2@hotmail.com>
Have you checked him for a partial hairball obstruction in the stomach? I
have had ferrets drop half their body weight from this and once it was
surgically corrected they put the weight back on.
Dr. Sue
>From: "katharine" <katharine@nettally.com>
>Reply-To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>To: "Ferret Health List" <ferrethealth@smartgroups.com>
>Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Nutritional Needs
>Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 06:46:25 -0400
>
>Sorry, I couldn't keep the thread going. SmartGroups never, ever
>recognizes me as a member when I try to post from the website.
>
>Gail wrote:
>70-120 cc of AD will sustain a ferret, but not for a long time. You can
>do the real BC gravy at the same amount and should be fine. I aim for
>AT LEAST 70 cc of gravy or AD w/ nutrical a day with sick ones. My
>personal ferrets get 35 cc of gravy a day if over 5, plus free feed
>kibble. My young ones eat kibble, gravy, and raw meats.
>******
>I have a ferret, Kingsley, who continues to lose weight. He is estimated
>at about 6 1/2 y.o. I have had him since late November. He had a very
>successful PU (in December), and recently had a UTI. We treated with
>Baytril and Clavamox. He continues to dribble urine, apparently a common
>side-effect of the PU. He has always been thin but recently has been
>getting thinner. When I hold him upright, I can visually count his ribs.
>I have been feeding (for the last two weeks), a mixture of 1 can of Hill's
>feline I/D (turkey based), 2 jars of Gerbers lamb or veal, 2 ice cubes of
>Pedialyte, 2 ice cubes of pumpkin (to try to deal with his loose stools),
>1T of Ferretone, and 1T of Dyne (high calorie supplement). I have been
>feeding him 80-120ml daily with a syringe (120ml over the weekend). He
>also will lick a little from the bowl when in my lap. He eats nothing on
>his own that I can see. Even if I leave some of the "slurry" in the cage,
>it is untouched. He is going back to the vet tomorrow for extensive
>testing to try to get to the root of his problem. We can give him appetite
>stimulants but my vet feels it's important to find out WHY he's not eating
>willingly. My vet feels I am feeding him more than enough (at least to
>sustain his weight) but wanted other opinions. He currently weighs in at 1
>lb. 7 oz.
>
>Katharine
>http://community.webshots.com/user/katharine524
>
>
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