From:
"Jeff"
Date: 2011-06-09 03:01:04 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Update Re: Wasting ferret, vet no help
To: <ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com>
There is a "bio sponge" intestinal absorbent made for cats and dogs that comes in a tube that may be similar to the "horse paste" that Caitlyn mentions. It comes in a 15-cc tube and is called "Platinum Performance Bio-Sponge". The ingredient in it is Di-Tri-Octahedral Smectite. That and filtered water. It is a paste that is supposed to absorb toxins from the intestines and improve intestinal and digestive health.
From what I read, it does work well for dogs and cats. Unfortunately, I can't tell you if it works for ferrets, as I couldn't get my boy to take it. No way, no how, and when I mixed it in his soup, which he loved even more than he loved me, he wouldn't eat the soup. So, I still have a mostly unused tube. But my research on it led me to believe it could and probably would work for ferrets. But I would certainly ask a vet about it before using.
Jeff
In Loving Memory of Neo, Trinity, Morphy, Possum, Pip, Pop, Sabrina, Minnie Mouse, Hunny, Misty, Frodo, Baggins, and Mr. Parker
Caring for Luna, Baby Girl, Dozer, Boomer, and Zoomer
[The last part of Jeff's message is perhaps the most important. Don't try anything which is "off label" for ferrets without first consulting a knowledgeable ferret vet --Moderator (CMM)]
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