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Post by Sherry on Jan 7, 2017 11:34:17 GMT -5
Honestly I'd not bother with the adrenal test. It's known for a lot of false negatives. They test 5 or 6 of a possible 26 hormones that contribute to adrenal. My vet refuses flatly. Instead she does a 3 month lupron trial if there are any doubts. If it works it's adrenal, if it doesn't it causes no harm. And kudos you have a vet willing to not only communicate, but to listen to you!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2017 13:40:07 GMT -5
HE'S EATING QUAIL! WITH BONES IN IT!!! Granted, I split it and kind of scored/chopped the skin and bones, but he devoured it! Left the elk/lamb blend alone, got up to eat the quail, and then went back to his hammock.
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Post by Sherry on Jan 8, 2017 13:55:01 GMT -5
Perfect!!!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2017 16:32:37 GMT -5
He's still looking for more but I don't know if I want to risk not easing in to a new food. He sure inhaled it though.
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Post by Sherry on Jan 9, 2017 9:13:04 GMT -5
If he was going to react to it, you would notice with the first stools 2-4 hours after. Just keep an eye for the next 12 and if no IBD flare you should be good adding quail in
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2017 10:23:31 GMT -5
No issues! I mean, not solid turds or anything massive, but very little of anything out the other end. QUAIL IS A GO GUYS!!!!! Also, best multivit for an IBDer?
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Post by Sherry on Jan 10, 2017 11:52:47 GMT -5
I never bothered with multivitamins. Between finding proteins that were tolerated well, and using the pancreatic enzymes he did well. The high dose pred has quiesced his bowel inflammation allowing him to get the required nutrition using the enzymes. They sort of "break down" the protein making nutrients more bioavailable. One thing to understand is an IBD ferret will seldom have "normal" stools- only normal for them. Once you discover what is normal for your guy half your battle is won
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2017 16:23:04 GMT -5
I'm hoping that now that we've found food that works we can try to wean off the pred too. He really doesn't like the pancreatine. I suppose at this point he's got a little weight on I can kind of stand my ground on making him eat it. Before I was really more concerned with food going in. Ha.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2017 8:58:56 GMT -5
Holding steady at the 2lb mark. Today I decided to try raw egg again and he actually ate some of it. Waaaay more than the first time!
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Post by Sherry on Jan 24, 2017 12:35:45 GMT -5
It sounds like he may be on the road to recovery :goodjob:
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2017 1:04:09 GMT -5
Hopefully! And he'll eat raw egg now too!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2017 10:21:48 GMT -5
We're still hanging in!!
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Post by Sherry on Feb 6, 2017 11:30:05 GMT -5
How is he doing?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2017 13:57:51 GMT -5
I haven't weighed him in a bit, but I'm pretty sure he hasn't lost weight. We also rehomed one of the abandoned trio, the one I was worried about being too much for him to handle. Now I just have to get the other two on to a raw diet, and do some playpen intros, and then hopefully Riley can have at least one buddy. I so wish Charlie would get along with Riley. But even loose running around the vets office, with Hera running around too, Charlie eventually went over and latched on to Riley. Who then decided to sulk and hide. Charlie is a bully!!!!
He however, did like the fiesty girl we rehomed.. So I may have to search for a local rescue and see if he can friend up another girl some day.
I kinda refuse to separate Zues and Hera. Only sent the one girl off because she was a trouble maker!!
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Post by Sherry on Feb 7, 2017 11:58:57 GMT -5
I just hope and pray all 3 weren't bonded. The "fiesty" one sounds like she may have been the alpha. I have a group of 4 here who are all bonded to one another in a variety of ways.
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