Message Number: SG9410 | New FHL Archives SearchFrom: Caitlyn Martin
Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2004 08:18:22 -0700 (PDT)
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Very loose stools
Message-ID: <20040704151822.65808.qmail@web50810.mail.yahoo.com>
--- edwrdsMOMMA@aol.com wrote:
> I purchased a young ferret, 12 weeks old, and have
> been feeding him Marshal's ferret food mixed with
> some dried fruit and crunchies. His stool is loose,
> and he is having a hard time making it to his litter
> box. Any suggestions about his diet would be
> greatly appreciated.
In addition to all the good diet suggestions I would
get him to a vet. There may be something which needs
treating causing the problem and treatment may be as
simple as giving medicine once or twice a day for a
week or two.
Over the past seven years we've seen heliobacter,
giardia, yeast in the stool, etc... All were easily
treated but would not have gone away without a vet
prescribing the right medicine.
All the best,
Caity and the super six
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