From:
mjanke@miamiferret.org
Date: 2005-06-22 11:22:40 UTC
Subject: RE: Ferrets too skinny
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <6672242.1119439360788.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
Weight does not necessarily equal good health. 1.5 lbs for a female and 2.4 lbs for a male is not abnormal. If that's normal for them, don't try to artificially pack weight on.
If they're eating/eliminating normally, healthy in all other respects and their weight has always been like it is now, it's probably just their normal physique.
mike
Author wrote:
> I took my ferrets to the vet yesterday and they got a clean bill of health... except that they are underweight. My Sonic(who is a small female in general) only weighs 1 lb 8 oz and feels skinny but not bony. Chewy (who is longer than most male ferrets) only weighs 2 lb 6oz and feels very bony.