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Post by Heather on Apr 20, 2015 12:51:13 GMT -5
Nose dabs....make him lick it off his nose...then your finger. I don't know how many times I've put the bowl on the kitchen table and every time a newbie goes flying by, pick them up, quick snuggle, nose dab...put them down on the floor to spit and gag and sputter. A few minutes the same thing. I can usually get an adult ferret on soupy within 24 hrs doing this method, often eating on their own within a couple of days. ciao
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2015 18:06:10 GMT -5
Very very excited about that...I took Farah back yesterday for her bg recheck since she started prednisone a week ago and the vet said it was still verylow and dbld the dose from 8 ml to 15 abd also prescribed an additional med to take which I pick up today which im not thrilled about to say the least and really annoyed that one of the techs tried to talk me out of feeding raw saying how unsanitary it is...and i'm like well they eat raw in the wild and she said they eat it fresh after they kill It.... little does she realize they stash food in the wild as well... We only eat organic at home which meens all they get is organic... Also she mentioned the time frame from chicken killed processed and shipped to the store and to your table and I'm thinking smells freshh when we cook it so whats the problem...not to mention they can handle ALOT of bacteria in their stomache so I'm sticking with the soupies because I tend to believe people (THIS FORUM) that share their first hand knowledge and experiences over these vets that have little to none experience in nutrition....sorry for the long rant
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Post by Heather on Apr 20, 2015 19:20:46 GMT -5
Just a bit of information, make sure your little girlie has something to eat before you give her meds...it's just easier on her stomach. Pred does horrible things to the digestive tract ciao
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2015 22:40:13 GMT -5
Ya I usually give all my pets food before meds... We have over 20 some pets... Like a zoo...lol
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2015 11:06:18 GMT -5
Is there any holstic remedy that can be used in place of the prednisone???...also I havent gotten her new med yet which I don't really wanna give her unless I absolutely have to...also is there bg test strips you can get online???...cause both times the vet didn't say anything about fasting before tests...and I wanna really see for myself...I havent doubled her pred just yet...she really seems to love the soupies and she only eats very small amounts of kibble throughout the day since I try to catch her when she starts eating then I give her just soupies and a lil chkn bby food...been 3 days now
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2015 21:23:12 GMT -5
Well good news on my male...I tried being a little more forceful with the soupies since nose dabs didny budge him so I grabbed him by the back off the neck which kinda temporarily disables them (Im sure you know that) and pry his mouth open and smear sone in from the side and after doing this twice in 5-10 minutes he licked my finger which had a pea sized piece and then left...I didnt pursue it further since I made progress....I'll try again tomarrow.. Also picked up Farahs L-Diazoxide which is every 12 hours...so I guess we will see what happens...if it were up to me I would have dbld the prednisone without the diazoxide...and then re check bg in a week or so... Shes just so old (8) I hate dumping more drugs in her without waiting out the diet change and dbl dose first... Too much to think about
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2015 21:25:46 GMT -5
Oh and btw I read they only fast the healthy ones cause she NEEDS to eat to maintain the little amount of sugar she's getting
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