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Post by Sherry on Jun 2, 2013 19:22:59 GMT -5
Updates?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2013 22:06:30 GMT -5
I apologize for not getting on sooner today... we just got home this afternoon.....Sorry I have had my granddaughter and went on a trip with her...... I still do not have the hearts, The grocery ordered them but they did not come in, he called and HOPEFULLY they will be in Tuesday.....
1. Ferret's name: Gus (bounce) 2. Ferret's weight: 2.82 lbs 3. Ferret has eaten a mixture of 3 - cubes of Chicken soup with minced chicken necks and 3 tbsp. ground turkey amount on average per meal. 4. Stools on various proteins - small and black.... No change 5. Activity levels: More actve and playful He is staying awake longer than usual. 6. Weekly menu: I leave a plate of thick chicken soup w/ ground turkey out from 8:30 am till 11:00 pm -then i place kibble in the cage.... Gus does NOT like the kibble anymore..... If he goes looking for food and the kibble is there.... he digs it all out of the bowls.... If I clean it and offer raw, He is happy.....
1. Ferret's name: Pixie (giggle) 2. Ferret's weight: 1.70 lbs. 3. Ferret has eaten 3 to 4- cubes of Chicken soup with minced chicken necks and 3 to 4 tbsp. ground turkey amount on average per meal. 4. Stools on various proteins - Small & Black... No Change 5. Activity levels: Pixie is always a high energy girl.... she is ALWAYS in to EVERYTHING.... No real change..... other than when she plays ... she is awake a little longer. 6. Weekly menu: I leave a plate of thick chicken soup w/ ground turkey out from 8:30 am till 11:00 pm -then i place kibble in the cage
1. Ferret's name: Waffle 2. Ferret's weight: 1.72 lbs. 3. Ferret has eaten 3 - cubes of Chicken soup with minced chicken necks and 3 tbsp. ground turkey amount on average per meal. 4. Stools on various proteins - Stools are the same, black and small 5. Activity levels - Waffle has always stayed awake longer than the others. She always go, go, goes..... She is playing more with the other two more, I don't know if her diet has something to do with it or not 6. Weekly menu: I leave a plate of thick chicken soup w/ ground turkey out from 8:30 am till 11:00 pm -then i place kibble in the cage
They are all getting a 1/4 tsp. of pumpkin a day. I have ordered the grizzly salmon oil and have the EVOO... as for the triple marine oil..... I am at a loss.... I have looked everywhere in 4 different cities, all I can find is caplets of fish oil no liquid at all..... I will be going to a bigger town next weekend and they have a PetsMart.... I might be able to find some there.......
How long can I leave a plate of the chicken and turkey mixture out before it goes bad and I need to put more in the cage?
Once again... I am sorry for not touching base with you more this past week...... We took our ferrets with us on our trip and it was hard to get WIFI.....
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Post by Sherry on Jun 2, 2013 23:34:01 GMT -5
That's okay, as long as I know And I think you can completely pull the kibble now Also start increasing number and size of meat slivers every day.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2013 23:36:04 GMT -5
That's okay, as long as I know And I think you can completely pull the kibble now Also start increasing number and size of meat slivers every day. Do I just leave the chicken soup mixture in overnight also? How long can it stay out and be ok?
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Post by Sherry on Jun 2, 2013 23:49:01 GMT -5
Oh, yes! Sorry If it goes dry or bad they won't eat it anyway. With mince I tend to leave it out about 10 hours. If you like you can give it a quick stir if it starts drying
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Post by Sherry on Jun 2, 2013 23:49:53 GMT -5
Once the kibble has been pulled prepare for an appetite increase as well in about a week's time
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2013 23:52:42 GMT -5
Once the kibble has been pulled prepare for an appetite increase as well in about a week's time Alrighty.... As of tonight.... Consider it pulled .....
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Post by Sherry on Jun 3, 2013 0:06:09 GMT -5
Just keep an eye right now as to who is eating what and how much this is the time in the switch where keeping close track of weights is essential.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2013 11:53:29 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2013 0:23:33 GMT -5
***UPDATED*** I don't know what is wrong with the new batch of meat I puréed up ....... But know one seems to want to eat it ...... the only thing new is the turkey hearts...... I mad a HUGE batch..... probably 6 ice cube trays full.... I filled two large freezer zip lock baggies..... The meat was fresh... I made it as soon as I got home from the market..... is there anything I can do to entice them with it? Do I need to go back a few steps? I am so confused.
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Post by Sherry on Jun 7, 2013 0:48:56 GMT -5
Weight loss at this time of year, as well as appetite decrease can be normal. It's spring. They don't eat as much. This can really confuse a diet switch done at this time of year. His weight loss is more than in acceptable levels. But keep a close eye on him. As for putting it in the fridge. When you pull it back out, mix a bit of warm water back into it. Many at the beginning will not eat cold food. That will come with time. As for them eating better with the heart- it could simply be because of a change in flavour. They do get tired of "same old, same old" when on raw. For some reason they seem to instinctively know there are other flavours/tastes out there and when presented with the same thing all the time protest by slowing down in eating. I know if I feed my guys the same thing 3 meals in a row, the third meal they barely touch If not for the green I'd say someone has fur in their stool. The gelatinous texture has that written all over it. But not the colour. Is there any way you can separate if it continues? Example- have a single in a cage for a few hours, with two in the other. If the suspect stools show up where the two are, isolate one of those in the cage the single was in, etc. When you find the culprit try adding tsp of pumpkin to the diet and see if that helps at all. Just read your second post. It does sound like you may need to back up a couple steps to finger feeding for a day to get them used to the taste. Once they get back to where they were before the heart start adding in some slivers of chicken. Just two or three and as they take that increase the amount by another two or three, etc.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2013 0:55:23 GMT -5
I did notice this afternoon AFTER I gave them their pumpkin that I had no dark green stools ... only orangey- yellow.... I had slacked off for two days on the pumpkin ..... I can separate them.... Their cage is a ferret nation and has 3 levels..... do you want me to wait till I see it again or just go ahead and separate them all?
Also..... Should I put kibble back in? Or not?
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Post by Sherry on Jun 7, 2013 1:31:09 GMT -5
Separate if you see it again. Since Gus' weight loss is minimal, still leave the kibble out for now. Just keep a close eye on him. He shouldn't lose much more than he has already. A ferret can safely lose up to 40% of his body weight come spring time. But given that yours are mid switch he shouldn't lose much more.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2013 13:06:58 GMT -5
Hi Sherry Hope all is well with you...... Here is this weeks update
1. Ferret's name: Gus (bounce) 2. Ferret's weight: 2.62 lbs 3. Ferret has eaten a mixture of chicken, chicken livers, turkey hearts, ground chicken/turkey mixed and slivers of chicken - Gus is not eating like the girls at all.... as a matter of fact.... I don't catch him eating very much at all. 4. Stools on various proteins - small and black.... No change 5. Activity levels: He plays harder and is up longer since the switch 6. Weekly menu: Thickened chicken soupy with small slivers of chicken
1. Ferret's name: Pixie (giggle) 2. Ferret's weight: 1.71 lbs. 3. Ferret has eaten eats a mixture of chicken, chicken livers, turkey hearts, ground chicken/turkey mixed and slivers of chicken probably around 1-2 ice cubes a day 4. Stools on various proteins - Small & Black... No Change 5. Activity levels: Pixie is always a high energy girl.... she is ALWAYS in to EVERYTHING.... No real change..... other than when she plays ... she is awake a little longer. 6. Weekly menu: Thickened chicken soupy with small slivers of chicken
1. Ferret's name: Waffle 2. Ferret's weight: 1.72 lbs. 3. Ferret has eaten a mixture of chicken, chicken livers, turkey hearts, ground chicken/turkey mixed and slivers of chicken probably around 1-2 ice cubes a day 4. Stools on various proteins - Stools are the same, black and small 5. Activity levels - Waffle has always stayed awake longer than the others. She always go, go, goes..... She is playing more with the other two more 6. Weekly menu: Thickened chicken soupy with small slivers of chicken
Every day I take out a mixture of 3 ice cubes of soup, 3 squares of ground chicken/turkey and approximately 1tablespoons of chicken slivers..... I measure out 3-4 tablespoons on a small coffee saucer 3 times a day....... I always see the girls eating..... but hardly ever se Gus eating..... even though he seemed to have gained a little...... I have had no more green stools .... and am keeping an eye on it......
I was wondering that if I do not see Gus eating more, Should I try and feed him with a syringe?
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Post by Sherry on Jun 10, 2013 13:46:10 GMT -5
I think I'd try hand feeding him(Gus) with a spoon once a day for a week, see how much he'll take. You don't need to syringe feed, but I'd use the grind blended with a bit of water to make it slightly sloppy.
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