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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2012 6:51:30 GMT -5
I'm sorry for your loss Sherry.
I'm going to trade some of the whole minced rabbit for whole rabbit portions, will that be okay do you think?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2012 7:47:01 GMT -5
Also looks like I'm going to be rehoming another shelter kit, he's nearly a year old, but they don't know anything about him as he was handed in as a stray. He's eating cat food and biscuits at the moment they say, do you think it would be okay to throw him in the deep end, or shall I try him with soup first?
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Post by Sherry on Feb 9, 2012 9:51:29 GMT -5
Definitely switch the grind out for chunks And you can certainly try the new one with the whole raw first. I've got one who basically switched himself on day one ;D If he doesn't eat it though, you'll have to start the soup route with him. You can't leave them for very long with no food. They can suffer hepatic lipidosis the same as a cat.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2012 10:40:22 GMT -5
What stuff woulf I need for the soup route, just so I can figure out where I can buy it all from? Also, he's an (currently) an intact hob (at the vets today having his bits off), and they think he's about a year old. Will it be okoay to just put them all together, with my 2 nine month old jills and 6 month old hob?
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Post by Sherry on Feb 9, 2012 11:21:48 GMT -5
Was he in rut when he was neutered? It can take a while for the hormones to leave their system, so you'd have to treat him like an intact hob in rut.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2012 11:25:25 GMT -5
I'm not sure, don't think so, but haven't been over to see him yet, and the person who told me about him doesn't know much about ferrets. He was an escapee, so he may have been. Bit of a stupid question, but apart from being greasy and smeely, is there any other way to tell if a hob is in rut not so clued up on the hobs in rut as all of mine were done before they got to that age. If he was, then what would the difference be?
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Post by Sherry on Feb 9, 2012 11:28:10 GMT -5
The testicles would have been well dropped into the sac, which is why most vets prefer to do them then. Actually- see if you can talk to the vet- he/she could tell you.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2012 12:15:34 GMT -5
Okay, the vets they use at the sanctuary is actually my own vets normally, so that'll be nice and easy to find out about. If he was in rut, does that mean introducing him to my current furbabies would be difficult? Will he be aggressive towards Spike? He's only a baby, and a pretty silly one at that, I don't want him getting his face bitten off because he was being over-friendly and playing too rough.
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Post by Sherry on Feb 9, 2012 14:39:13 GMT -5
You can def. try introducing! If he's showing signs if being amorous, then wait about a month and try again.
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Post by Sherry on Feb 9, 2012 14:40:52 GMT -5
You could also ask this question on the breeder's board. They could likely give you a much more accurate answer, having dealt with it personally. I can only go by what I've read.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2012 15:45:21 GMT -5
Spoke to the vet today (had to take one of my ratties in for a respiratory infection), and she said he wasn't in rut, so that's good. She also said he's very young- she thinks about 5-6 months old, even younger than the rescue thought, and very boisterous, so he'd be the perfect playmate for Spike Going to see him on Tuesday with my partner, to see if he is as gorgeous as he sounds Just a quick poop question - I fed them last night about 10pm, whole rabbit chunks. Then my partner was supposed to feed them today as I leave for work at 5am, and we try to make sure they have roughly 12 hours between feeds. He thought I'd already done it though, so he didn't feed them but gave them a treat of 2 whole eggs. When I got home at 5 we realised, so I got them out for a cuddle and gave them their dinner early. Their poop (just before they ate) was really tiny, but very runny, is this because they didn't eat much except the egg today, or is this a sign of a bad tummy? They did eat all of the rabbit though, which is not suprising considering that they were probably starving hungry, but still good.
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Post by Sherry on Feb 10, 2012 16:24:17 GMT -5
Eggs will definitely give runny mucousy poops, so no worries there glad they like their rabbit chunks so much! Still can't get over how cheap rabbit is there. If I buy it from a specialty grocers(only place that sells it), it's $25 a kilo
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2012 16:32:29 GMT -5
It's £5.15 a kilo here from the place I order it from- this that's about 8 or 9 USD? It's only slightly more expensive than chicken
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2012 16:58:00 GMT -5
Also Spike is looking a bit skinny - he was very podgy before, he put on lots of weight when he came to us as he was really scrawny. He seems to have lost quite a bit though - is this normal?
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Post by Sherry on Feb 10, 2012 20:09:23 GMT -5
When you think that they are no longer getting any carbs, but just proteins, it's not too surprising. There is normally a weight drop before they start packing the muscle on. The only thing I'd keep an eye out for is that he is actually eating and swallowing the meat. We have one little one who we though was doing really well, since she immediately went to the meat, picked it up, looked like she was chewing. What it turned out she was actually doing was simply mouthing it and dropping it back down. That's why it's so important to weight them weekly during the switch. What are his stools like? If he's pooping like the others, he's eating.
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