From:
lives4ferrets.com@yahoo.com
Date: 2005-08-16 22:22:48 UTC
Subject: Obese ferrets?
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <4042349.1124230968274.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
Not unlike humans, I always see very lean, muscular ferrets on TV and in magazines. I have two fuzzies and they aren't so skinny. I wouldn't say obese, no, but definitly heavy in the rear and one has some chubbiness around his neck area. One kind of waddles rather than walks, while my younger one simply bounds around regardless of her fat butt. They aren't heavy in the stomach area, but seem much heavier than ferrets I see in mags or on TV. Should I be concerned? They don't have any real health issues, but I've simply never seen a ferret so chunky. They're very playful...lots of mischeif. I don't think its right to moderate their food due to obvious high-metabolism issues. Any one out there with a chubby fuzzbutt?