From:
neinta@hotmail.com
Date: 2004-07-10 03:58:06 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] People Food
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <1683934.1089434355601.JavaMail.nobody@magnesium.smartgroups.com>
My baby girl is/was tiny. I started feeding her 1/3 a jar of gerber turkey (chicken?) and gravy baby food each night and she's growing pretty good now. Even in the past couple of weeks I can tell a difference.
Asking questions is a good thing. Before you start trying to make your ferret grow, ask the vet if there is reason for concern. If he's ok size for his age, supplementing could make him fat. (If his poop is runny or really soft - a sign that he is not absorbing nis food very well, ferretvite or other high calorie "medical" supplements can give him diarrhea and make things worse.)
With the distemper shot, put a little bit of sugar in a water bottle (with water of course) and let him drink from that. It will keep him from getting the insulin fluctuation usually associated with distemper vaccination problems. My vet, a long time ferret owner, has always done it with his own and never had a single vaccination complication.
Author wrote:
> NO, Hes Not Losing Weight. Hes Just So Tiny Lol. I Just Wanted To Make Sure That I
> Didnt Give Him Anything That Would Hurt Him.He Has An Appointment On The
> 19th. I Just Hope This Vet Knows What He/She Is Doing! Im Gonna Ask All Kinds Of
> Questions Before They Even Give Him The Distemper. Im Also Afraid Of That Too. I
> Love This Little Guy Alot Already . He Is SO Kissy!