From:
"Sukie Crandall"
Date: 2008-04-05 15:59:05 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: sick ferret need help
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
It's the right season for her to drop fat and the right age for her to be done with her baby
fat.
Are her bones noticeable or is she simply sleek? Many ferrets have a sleek and slender
build, so given the good vet check-up and a high level of activity there may be nothing
more going on than you needing to get used to what is normal for a ferret.
If she is boney then that is a different matter.
How much does she weigh and how long is she from nose to rump, minus tail?
Sukie (not a vet)
Recommended ferret health links:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/
http://www.ferretcongress.org/
http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml
http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, "barbiejp2000" <barbarap42@...> wrote:
>
> I am new to yahoo groups as well as to this group. I have 2 ferrets,
> Ricki and Lucy. Ricki is 6 months old and Lucy is a little over a
> year. About 2 months ago Lucy started losing weight. I took her to
> the vet and she could not find anything wrong and gave me some
> powdered food (emeraid carnivore elemental diet). Lucy is a picky
> eater but she loves this stuff, unfortunately she is still not putting
> weight on. Other than being thin, she acts like her old self. Very
> playful and inquisitive. She does not act like she is sick at all.
> Lucy was my first ferret, so I do not have alot of ferret experience,
> but I love my baby girl and am just sick at seeing her so thin. I
> would appreciate any info or advice any one has. Thanks.
>
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