Message Number: SG14473 | New FHL Archives Search
From: Russell Prater
Date: 2005-06-23 02:38:15 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Ferrets too skinny
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <42BA2097.30909@worldnet.att.net>

I'm not a vet. To gain weight, you need to give them more fat. Go to a
drug store and get a bottle of Lactaid. Go to your grocers and get a
half pint or a pint of heavy whipping cream. Crush 4 of the Lactaid
tablets and mix the powder into the half pint and let it set for an
hour. Give each ferret a tablespoon of the cream daily. If they have
never had cream before you may have to dip a finger in it and put a drop
on their lips. That is usually all it takes to get their attention. You
can give it twice a day or 2 tablespoons at a time. it will fatten them
right up.

neinta@hotmail.com wrote:

>
> The vet wants them each to gain at least a pound but I'm at a loss as
> to how to go about that.
>
> Thanks, Neinta and the Dynamic Duo: Sonic and Chewy