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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2015 1:07:04 GMT -5
No way my boyfriend will hold him he is afraid of him, can I use, vaselin, pumpkin oil, coconut oil or something to put on his belly to make him still, it is very hard to get a little drop of blood even when he is still, beacuse just at the moment when I get drop of blood he moves and after that no way I can make him still  |
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Post by dorena261-Natalia on Feb 17, 2015 10:06:29 GMT -5
vaseline should be used only in emergency, in blockage protocol (foreign bodies in GI tract). you can put a drop or two of any oil ferrets can eat on his belly, and only if you're sure there is no sugar in it (salmon oil, olive oil, coconut oil..but salmon oil is the best one we can get here)
did you try to make a soup?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2015 1:45:09 GMT -5
Yes, I made it, half of amunts you wrote me (I am waiting for bone powder) to see how he will react ( 60g of rabbit, 60g of beef, 15g rabbit heart, and 15g of rabbit liver), he is still picky and don't want to eat if I don`t fed him, I hope this is just temporarily. I am taking him on ultrasound of abdomen 24.02. to see if the lump in his stomach is bigger than it was on the last ultrasound, and I will ask vet to check his blood to see if there is improvements, beacuse last time he was still on kibble when we check his blood. They still don`t know what is this lump in his stomach, and that worries me |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2015 8:45:26 GMT -5
With soup they usually grow to love it. When you feed him with a spoon, while he is licking it, lower the spoon into the bowl and see if he continues to eat the rest by himself. If he doesn't, then bring back the spoon, and try again.
Hopefully the ultrasound goes well, and he will be ok.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2015 0:54:55 GMT -5
thanks for advice, yesterday he eated by him self, I will continue with this ,and I hope that with time we won`t have problem  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2015 1:30:23 GMT -5
Hey, I was at the vet...to check blood and we did ultrasound to see lump in abdomen...Blood tests are ok, and the lump is smaller.I am soooooo happy that I removed kibble,and I don`t care if I will need to fed him. I combine raw soup, and minced meat, he eats in the morning and evening, if I have day off I fed him in between. 26.01. his weight was 1,75kg, 24.02. his weight is 1,9 kg. Is this ok? Here is picture of his meal.  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2015 10:46:09 GMT -5
Hopefully the tests come out good. The soup looks good! I can see bits of organs  how did he like it? And how much did he eat? 1.7 and 1.9kg sound alright. Do you think you can post a picture of him from the front hanging (Holding him by the scruff, so we can see the sides of his tummy)? Or a picture of him from the top, when he is just standing on the floor? |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2015 8:36:37 GMT -5
I will go for second opinion just for my inner piece. He likes it, he eat everythihg that was in the bowl, 2 times in day, he eats approx. 100 - 130g (3 oz) I took some pictures, I will try to get better one, beacuse he was not very happy with idea of taking photos of him today   His is not so big , he lie down on blanket and his tummy looks so big  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2015 0:17:55 GMT -5
He looks a little chubby very handsome boy! Does he eat 100-130 grams for the whole day? Or each meal? 200g per day would be too much by a bit. How is his progress with meat pieces? Did you try adding pieces of meat to his soup |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2015 2:28:20 GMT -5
Sorry for answering after 3 days... He eats 100-130 grams for a whole day I tried to put meat pieces and you know what he does with it?  ? he just swallows it  This is the picture of meat pieces, are they to big/small...  |
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Post by dorena261-Natalia on Mar 7, 2015 6:09:42 GMT -5
you can try to make a meat strips, once it's in the mouth he has to chew it. around 130g a day is good amounth since Freddy is not a big boy  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2015 14:36:31 GMT -5
How is Freddy doing lately?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2015 1:18:18 GMT -5
Hy, so there is possibility that Freddy has IBD, I went to another vet for second opinion and he suggested me to do test period...I removed all the meat except lamb...and he had some bacteria,they made smear of rectum, his poop had really really bad smell, he was pooping every hour or two, he was on antibiotic and it was ok...For the next two weeks I will give him only lamb, then we will do blood test, if lipase would be ok we won`t change anything, but if the blood test won`t be good I will need to put him to meds and try other food, and then we will see, I truly hope that he will be good on lamb, but now and then he refuse to eat, and his poops are every they different... I am really confused, beacuse he is very sensitive...and I am afraid that there will be no food that he will tolerate for long period...For one year I am trying all kinds of food and he is good for a month or two and then it starts to throw up and he get diarrhea |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2015 13:43:48 GMT -5
katt is very knowledgeable about IBD, maybe she can give you some useful information.
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Post by katt on Mar 30, 2015 16:43:23 GMT -5
I would normally suggest a protein trial, but it sounds like you are already doing that. Some ferrets do better with constant change, they can't have the same protein more than 1-2 meals in a row - what happens when you change his protein? If trying different proteins isn't working, he probably will need to go on pred. :/
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