From:
"cherylnj81"
Date: 2007-10-07 20:37:07 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re:Overweight ferret
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
I just wanted to say, that I have an obese ferret and he is fed well
and gets a TON of out of the cage time. We feed him Totally Ferret
and 8-in-One Ultimate. He is just a lap ferret, all he wants to do is
lay around and climb into our laps and be petted. I try to get him to
play but it takes a lot. He is very healthy though, we bring him for
check-ups regularly. I am thinking about walking him outside for more
stimulation perhaps. He just seems very needy/clingy and has always
been so.
-- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, davegaines@... wrote:
>
> At our ferret shelter here we occasionally get in obese ferrets and
in every
> case it was due to a combination of too much cage time/not enough
exercise
> and an extraordinarly poor diet;...> I would, of course, get a thorough veterinary examination including a full blood workup as a baseline against which future exams can be compared, and to
> rule out other root causes. But I suspect that after a few weeks of
a very high quality ferret food, no treats, and regular exercise, your
ferret will be lean and mean.
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