From:
Kay Goodall
Date: 2005-08-24 11:02:57 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Something Other Than Carafate (Suralfate)?
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <27058272.1124881926809.JavaMail.nobody@strontium.smartgroups.com>
I don't know if this will help, but when our sick ferret didn't want to
eat any more over the last couple of days, and I was worried about
gastric pain as her stools had dark sections and she was rubbing her jaw
on the floor, we found that she would eat a sort of rich egg custard we
made - recipe to follow in the next email. That seemed to help a great
deal and her stools looked better after too. The egg is a good
protein-rich and carb-low contrast to all the sugary supplements that
sick ferrets seem to want instead of proper food, and coddled eggs used
to be very popular for feeding invalids. I think it may have soothed
her stomach.
Kay
fzylogic@hotmail.com wrote:
> Has anyone used something besides Carafate for gastric ulcers? My ferret absolutely hates the stuff - no matter how it is compounded or flavored. She won't even take unflavored tablets that have been soaked in water and put into suspension.