From:
"M. and M. FitzPatrick"
Date: 2005-08-24 16:27:15 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Something Other Than Carafate (Suralfate)?
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <20050824162715.15142.qmail@web34502.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
When using raw egg please be sure to only use the
yolk. The white is indigestible and of no real value.
In the wild the yolk is what an egg-thief would lap
up, as that is where the nutrition is.
Michael
--- Kay Goodall <kay@polecat.org.uk> wrote:
> 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.
>
>
>
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