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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2015 22:17:49 GMT -5
Though I did post in the front page chat, I thought I'd post here to get a more comprehensive answer if possible. My ferret was recently sick with a bad bacterial infection of the GI tract. He is completely better now thanks to antibiotics. I can't recall the name of the infection, but I'm in contact with my vet and waiting a call back. My question is, could this be related to the raw food? I haven't been really preparing it in anyway other then just feeding him it. Does anyone know if this could be related or if there are precautions I should be taking? I'm merely trying to reduce the risk of him getting sick again. It was an awful experience and the vet bill was insane!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2015 1:31:28 GMT -5
I'm not sure that if it is from a raw diet, since the gut of a ferret is designed to handle bacteria. However its not impossible, just really rare. I'll share this article I read during my switch. Its very good.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2015 1:33:38 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2015 6:32:06 GMT -5
Both of my babies got bcteria overload within the first few months of switching. They were completely switched. They r doing fine now except for chicken sensitivitie.Very very smelly poops and diarrhea. My vet was mad because the bacteria was spore producing. I have switched to more of a rodent based diet. Because mine never ate pork or beef( except for one who ate beef once), I cannot blame it on either of those. I don't feed my two oldest chicken unless I am at the bottom of the barrel. They really don't care for it anyway except for hearts which I give if out of duck hearts.
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Post by Heather on Oct 13, 2015 10:33:55 GMT -5
Actually knowing what the infection was would go a long way to telling if it was indeed the diet. ciao
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2015 20:10:23 GMT -5
God, I can't recall the exact name She said it was an overload of a bacteria existing in their body already though.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2015 23:06:25 GMT -5
It could be from stress. Stress can cause a lot of things and theres a lot of reasons for stress as well. Possibly the body became stressed from beginning a switch- however like Heather said. We can't really say what the cause is if we don't know the name of the issue. ;n;
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2015 23:51:05 GMT -5
I'll ask again next time I speak to the vet. She did say it was a common infection that ferrets and other mammals like dogs can get.
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Post by Heather on Oct 13, 2015 23:52:35 GMT -5
Many bacteria live naturally in the body, stress will often allow an overgrowth. Even the ferret's common issue with helicobacter is a bacteria that is supposed to be living in the body. ciao
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