From:
"stonesherry90"
Date: 2009-11-14 15:29:09 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: hairball Update and pumpkin use
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
>
> I wanted to mention though, so it is clear to others trying to loosen a possible hairball, that pumkin is not the thing to use. Pumpkin binds the stool, to use occasionally in cases of diarhea. It is not to use with a ferret with a possible obstruction.
>
> Risa
>
> I've actually used pumpkin quite successfully on both partial obstructions due to hair, and on a total obstruction due to foam rubber. The extra fiber in the pumpkin does bind to loose, watery stool, yes, however it also works to simply push a potential blockage the rest of the way through the bowel.
Sherry
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