From:
Caitlyn Martin
Date: 2005-08-03 15:34:52 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Weight loss
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <20050803153452.93717.qmail@web30602.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Hi,
> I have a 3 1/2 year old male ferret. Over the last
> month or so he seems to be loosing weight. All of
> his activty, sleeping, and eating habits are normal.
> He still is very skinny.
I agree with the other suggestion you received: get
him to a vet. Weight loss is such a non-specific
symptom that this could be anything.
For example we twice had unexplained weight loss with
Pertwee. Once it was an adrenal carcinoma (with
absolutely no other symptoms for quite a while) and
once it turned out to be chronic pancreatitis which
was treated with medication and diet. Both conditions
were absolutely treatable but both needed a vet's
intervention.
One thing I would do in the meanwhile is see if you
can get him to eat Bob Church's Chicken Gravy. See:
http://www.trifl.org/gravy.shtml It has done wonders
in putting weight on the weasels for us in the past.
Pertwee pretty much lived on the stuff for the last
three and a half years of his life.
Good luck!
All the best,
Caity and the fantastic five
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