From:
"Kim"
Date: 2007-06-29 18:52:12 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: SCAT Mouse
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Yes, thanks for the link Sukie,
I've seen and read that chart, but feel there is much information left
out.
Like the various stools deposited by natural fed ferrets. Apparently
the chart is based solely on kibble fed ferrets. The chart is good for
those that feed kibbles, because a kibble fed ferret's deposits rarely
change color or consistency unless as noted in the chart there are
systemic or other issues ensuing.
However the deposits left behind by a natural fed ferret will vary
widely and resemble many of the "red flag" deposits of kibble fed
ferrets, yet the natural fed ferret is quite healthy!
I think it would be a much better chart if it included these
observatons:
A ferret that has eaten liver will have black tarry stools and still be
quite healthy - not have an ulcer or bleeding in the digestive tract.
A ferret that's eaten chicken skin or a lot of fatty meats will
typically have light tan, often soupy deposits - but it isn't diarhhea.
A ferret that has eaten bugs will have crumbly multi colored deposits
often seedy looking, but won't be from inability to digest carbs and
fats - the "seedy parts" are just pieces of exoskeleton.
A ferret that has eaten ground meat will often have very small narrow
stools because there isn't much left over to excrete, but the ferret
certainly isn't suffering a blockage.
I haven't experienced any green or greenish colored deposits *knocks
on wood* with Josie eating her raw & natural diet.
A ferret that has chowed down on bones will often have deposits with
visible white colored pieces - but these aren't "foreign objects".
A ferret that has eaten a mouse will have very rope like tan colored
deposits that have a decidedly slimy coating, but the ferret isn't
suffering any ailments at all.
If that chart had these additions - it would be a complete POOP chart!
I think its interesting to note the comments of the IBD deposits where
it is suggested in order to help the ferret recover from this malady,
they be removed from a kibbble diet and offered a more "natural"
nutrient source.
Cheers, Kim
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, "Sukie Crandall" <sukie@...> wrote:
> BTW, here is useful "poop chart":
> http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/poop_chart.htm
> by Dr. Bruce Williams, veterinarian and veterinary pathologist
>
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