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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2017 10:18:27 GMT -5
LindaM so im super excited about this but last night I mixed 8oz of soupie with 4oz of slivers mixed together in a bowl. Between last night around 6pm and 5am this morning they ate it all, soupie, slivers all of it. So I refreshed the bowl this am with just slivers and they wouldn't touch it, so I mixed in 8oz soupie with about 8oz slivers (yes a lot but they seem to like their food throughout the day) and will update tonight what they eat. Also both girls are 100% eating on their own, neither in my lap all I have to do is place the bowl down and walk away now. In regards to the gizzards, spazz must of sat and sniffed them for hmmm 15-20 minutes, both are unsure but I left them in their area just in case maybe one got a curious notion to mess with them.
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Post by LindaM on May 6, 2017 14:59:51 GMT -5
Really? Excellent! You certainly started them off with quite an amount of slivers too, I'm so proud of you and the girlies for that first plunge! Let's see how they do with it over the next while, and see if we can just keep increasing their sliver ratio and decreasing the soup as we go along. You can keep trying to offer just a bowl of slivers as much as you like in between all this, they may yet surprise us. If they seem super happy with the slivers, you can also start cutting them a bit bigger in size. That link about Meat Sizing I linked before should be helpful.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2017 11:23:29 GMT -5
05/07/17 Sunday Spazz1. Ferret's name: Spazz 2. Ferret's weight: 2 lbs 3oz 3. Ferret has eaten "X" amount on average per meal. 1-3oz 4. Stools on various proteins. Some seedie looking, colors ranging and smells horrid 5. Activity levels: Normal, playful, active 6. Weekly menu: Raw soupie, no longer any kibble, and just started slivers Mimi1. Ferret's name: Mimi 2. Ferret's weight: 1lbs 10oz 3. Ferret has eaten "X" amount on average per meal. 1-3oz 4. Stools on various proteins. Some seedie looking, colors ranging and smells horrid 5. Activity levels: Normal, playful, active 6. Weekly menu: Raw soupie, no longer any kibble, and just started slivers
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2017 11:33:47 GMT -5
Didn't get weights on soupie sliver mixture remaining because the girls are finishing it...not all at once sitting but they are definitely eating it all. I tried to lessen soupie and they wouldn't touch it, so added a little more. Im placing down 80z soupie with about 4oz slivers each feeding. Going to continue offering slivers separate also just in case
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Post by LindaM on May 7, 2017 13:15:45 GMT -5
Sounds like you've definitely hit the detox poops stage, haha. Just awful, isn't it? But when it's all over, you're going to be very happy with their smaller and practically odorless poopies.
Everything's looking good for now. So let's see if we can keep them eating well, and just slowly increase the amount of slivers in the soupie every meal time. How many meals are you currently offering them, since they no longer get kibble? An AM and a PM meal only?
Let me know if either of them get adventurous enough to try eating out of the bowl of just slivers.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2017 7:03:04 GMT -5
Sounds like you've definitely hit the detox poops stage, haha. Just awful, isn't it? But when it's all over, you're going to be very happy with their smaller and practically odorless poopies. Everything's looking good for now. So let's see if we can keep them eating well, and just slowly increase the amount of slivers in the soupie every meal time. How many meals are you currently offering them, since they no longer get kibble? An AM and a PM meal only? Let me know if either of them get adventurous enough to try eating out of the bowl of just slivers. LindaM I give them around 10oz in the morning now a mixture of soupie and slivers, and when I get home from work they have approx 1oz remaining I usually give them a fresh bowl of about 2oz soupie sliver mixture and around 6pm I give them 8oz soupie sliver mixture....in the morning I've found 1-3oz remaining so I'm not ending with a completely empty bowl anymore. On top of this I'm placing out a small bowl of just slivers about 1-3oz and I weigh it each time to check if they touched it and nothing yet....should I try a little egg or oil on their slivers?
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Post by LindaM on May 8, 2017 13:33:11 GMT -5
You can absolutely try an enticement like a drizzle of egg or salmon oil with the slivers. You can even make an egg wash using raw egg and some water, and dull the amount of egg used as well as decrease the amount of wash as you go along.
With how well the girls are eating, you can probably move to just doing an AM and PM meal now, but if you wish to continue doing like a snack-time when you return home too, that's fine, but they should do perfectly well on the AM and PM meal alone.
How big are the slivers you are currently using? Do you have a photo?
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2017 16:32:15 GMT -5
LindaM this is a bad picture these look large but they really aren't, I just use kitchen scissors and cut random slivers of chicken when I cut it, most don't look this big
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Post by LindaM on May 9, 2017 17:13:31 GMT -5
Don't worry, those are looking fine. Eventually, we want to get them eating around 1 inch sized chunks. So if the girls are doing well with those, you can start increasing the sizes some more as per that size guide I linked to before. Try making them a little longer first, kinda like little strips of meat.
Have either of them bothered to try eating from the bowl of just slivers yet?
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2017 18:25:08 GMT -5
Don't worry, those are looking fine. Eventually, we want to get them eating around 1 inch sized chunks. So if the girls are doing well with those, you can start increasing the sizes some more as per that size guide I linked to before. Try making them a little longer first, kinda like little strips of meat. Have either of them bothered to try eating from the bowl of just slivers yet? No luck with just slivers, I've tried the scruff and stuff a time or two but no luck .....I'm making their soupie less soupie and more close to puree they seem to like it just fine, I get paid on the 18th going to put in a meat order at butcher....to try other meats maybe
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Post by LindaM on May 9, 2017 21:29:15 GMT -5
The sliver stage is the perfect time to try and introduce other proteins, but you'll have better luck if they are already eating the chicken slivers by themselves. Though, you can always make a soupie (or even use a mince/ground of it) using a different protein, that can be helpful when introducing specific proteins they are just being super fussy about.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2017 11:30:09 GMT -5
Update: both girls are slowing down on how much they eat in a day, haven't touched slivers on their own (including if with egg or oil) will keep trying and fingers crossed. And also good to know I have a little time to get my order in seeing their not eating slivers on their own yet.
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Post by LindaM on May 11, 2017 11:36:09 GMT -5
Keep it up, they'll get the idea soon enough. Have you continued to lessen the amount of soupie that you use with the slivers, or continued making it more like a thick puree/ground meat?
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2017 8:18:31 GMT -5
Keep it up, they'll get the idea soon enough. Have you continued to lessen the amount of soupie that you use with the slivers, or continued making it more like a thick puree/ground meat? They did not take to me making it a thicker purree/ground meat, the little buggers refused to touch it at all so I'm just working with lessening the soupie, on days I put to little soupie I know because they eat around the slivers, if I put just enough they eat it all fussy brats, going to keep at it.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2017 19:46:23 GMT -5
05/14/17 Sunday Spazz 1. Ferret's name: Spazz 2. Ferret's weight: 2 lbs 6oz 3. Ferret has eaten "X" amount on average per meal. 1-3oz 4. Stools on various proteins. colors ranging and smells isn't as bad, slightly wetter if that makes sense 5. Activity levels: Normal, playful, active 6. Weekly menu: Raw soupie, slivers mixed in, still not eating slivers alone Mimi 1. Ferret's name: Mimi 2. Ferret's weight: 1lbs 10oz same weight 3. Ferret has eaten "X" amount on average per meal. 1-3oz 4. Stools on various proteins. colors ranging and smells isn't as bad, slightly wetter if that makes sense 5. Activity levels: Normal, playful, active 6. Weekly menu: Raw soupie, slivers mixed in, still not eating slivers alone Sorry for blurry pictures girls were not wanting to take photos they were in middle of playing, should of waited till sleepy hahaStill no luck with slivers, any suggestion I should try now? No luck with oil or egg added, its like they are just being lazy....maybe start thickening soupie more?
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