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Post by jamien18 on Mar 15, 2018 14:09:17 GMT -5
Okay, so she's past the stage of imprinting, but still young (if they have her age correct, sometimes they just guess it if they weren't given concrete info by a prior owner), so she may just take a wee little bit longer than the other two by comparison. How have the other two been doing then? Any luck moving them onto slivers? They're doing okay on it I leave a few slivers in they're food but they'll pick them out and put them on the floor usually
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Post by LindaM on Mar 15, 2018 14:12:09 GMT -5
We need to start working on getting them eating the slivers, not avoiding them. They need to move forward from the soup. How big are the slivers you are doing right now? What's the consistency of your soup with it? Is it very runny or normal yogurt like or Greek yogurt thick?
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Post by jamien18 on Mar 15, 2018 18:50:43 GMT -5
We need to start working on getting them eating the slivers, not avoiding them. They need to move forward from the soup. How big are the slivers you are doing right now? What's the consistency of your soup with it? Is it very runny or normal yogurt like or Greek yogurt thick? They're a pretty good size. I guess I'll have to do then thinner. And it's a pretty thick soup, and I'm also wondering if my new rescue ( her name is winnie) is depressed or not
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Post by LindaM on Mar 15, 2018 19:06:20 GMT -5
How is she behaving? Any lethargy? Is she okay coming out and playing with you?
Could you take a photo of the size of slivers and use something like a teaspoon or coin for size comparison? You can also start by making their soup less and less well blended/pureed. But let's first see how big the slivers are.
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Post by jamien18 on Mar 15, 2018 19:18:23 GMT -5
How is she behaving? Any lethargy? Is she okay coming out and playing with you? Could you take a photo of the size of slivers and use something like a teaspoon or coin for size comparison? You can also start by making their soup less and less well blended/pureed. But let's first see how big the slivers are. She lays around a good bit, I let her out with me and the others to interact them and she'll play here and there but not the whole time, I'll have to send pictures when I make they're food again
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Post by LindaM on Mar 15, 2018 19:23:33 GMT -5
Keep an eye on her for now, make sure she does eat and drink as usual. She may just not have found her place in her new home yet, it can take them a little to fully adapt.
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Post by jamien18 on Mar 18, 2018 21:44:16 GMT -5
So Winnie is more open to playing with my other 2 now. But they're more focused on play with each other and aren't including Winnie and then she just wants to be held or lay down or just sTays by her self
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Post by LindaM on Mar 21, 2018 14:39:03 GMT -5
That's okay though, it can take some ferrets a while to get entirely settled in and into their comfort zone, especially if there is some adversity from another one. I've had our newest rescue, Helios, for several weeks now, and he's still not 100% settled. He plays happily with 3 of the others, but my oldest ferret is still a bit confrontational with him which makes him a little unsure at times. Just keep an eye on her and make sure she gets some one-on-one playtime with you, without neglecting that with the others either.
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Post by jamien18 on Mar 21, 2018 20:42:15 GMT -5
That's okay though, it can take some ferrets a while to get entirely settled in and into their comfort zone, especially if there is some adversity from another one. I've had our newest rescue, Helios, for several weeks now, and he's still not 100% settled. He plays happily with 3 of the others, but my oldest ferret is still a bit confrontational with him which makes him a little unsure at times. Just keep an eye on her and make sure she gets some one-on-one playtime with you, without neglecting that with the others either. Oh yes. I spend a good amount of one on one with all of them Winnie is the most loving one I have now. When ever I come home from work she instantly wakes and wants me and loves on me. Just a bit worried she's depressed and I can also see that she's lost some weight. I'm not sure if she's eating enough or what
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Post by LindaM on Mar 22, 2018 13:27:30 GMT -5
Whereabouts are you located? I can't recall if you had mentioned before right now. I'm in the US, so for us we'll be headed into spring soon, my ferrets and cat have already begun their winter coat shed, and some have their appetites dropping vs winter appetites. With the seasonal changes you can expect appetites to go up in winter and a ferret can get nice and chubby too, and come the spring they start eating less again and can lose weight (up to 40% of their bodyweight). It tends to scare the poop out of first time owners and occasionally it can rattle even those more used to it. Do you have an idea of how much food she is eating on average per day yet? As long as her energy levels are good, she is eating and drinking, and going to the potty normally, she'll be alright.
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Post by jamien18 on Mar 22, 2018 13:38:15 GMT -5
Whereabouts are you located? I can't recall if you had mentioned before right now. I'm in the US, so for us we'll be headed into spring soon, my ferrets and cat have already begun their winter coat shed, and some have their appetites dropping vs winter appetites. With the seasonal changes you can expect appetites to go up in winter and a ferret can get nice and chubby too, and come the spring they start eating less again and can lose weight (up to 40% of their bodyweight). It tends to scare the poop out of first time owners and occasionally it can rattle even those more used to it. Do you have an idea of how much food she is eating on average per day yet? As long as her energy levels are good, she is eating and drinking, and going to the potty normally, she'll be alright. I'm in the US also, I try to get her to eat 1oz but everyday it's less and less. Today she doesn't want anything to do with the soup. All she's wanting to do is lay down and sleep. I have then out playing now and she's just laying in the corner
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Post by LindaM on Mar 22, 2018 16:17:53 GMT -5
Was she taken to the vet when you rescued her? I prefer doing a full overall check-up with a BG (Blood Glucose) test included whenever getting a rescue as you cannot always be sure of their health/medical history. Did you rescue her from a shelter or another owner? If it was from a prior owner, she may have been bonded to them and depressed that she is away from them now. I give a little Rescue Remedy to help with the stress of new environment and other animals and people for the first short while (Bach's RR is only a temporary in very stressful/depressed situations eg. newcomer, dealing with grief from a death, etc.) Depression like that can indeed become very dangerous when a ferret starts spiraling and refuses to do anything or stops eating entirely.
That said, I would definitely be taking her to the vet ASAP and get her checked out to see if there is anything going on, even if it's just for peace of mind. Ferrets not eating can become very serious, very fast, if just left be.
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Post by jamien18 on Mar 22, 2018 19:26:20 GMT -5
Was she taken to the vet when you rescued her? I prefer doing a full overall check-up with a BG (Blood Glucose) test included whenever getting a rescue as you cannot always be sure of their health/medical history. Did you rescue her from a shelter or another owner? If it was from a prior owner, she may have been bonded to them and depressed that she is away from them now. I give a little Rescue Remedy to help with the stress of new environment and other animals and people for the first short while (Bach's RR is only a temporary in very stressful/depressed situations eg. newcomer, dealing with grief from a death, etc.) Depression like that can indeed become very dangerous when a ferret starts spiraling and refuses to do anything or stops eating entirely. That said, I would definitely be taking her to the vet ASAP and get her checked out to see if there is anything going on, even if it's just for peace of mind. Ferrets not eating can become very serious, very fast, if just left be. Yeah I got her from a different owner. And I was thinking that she was boned with them and got depressed because she's away from them now, I'm not sure if she's just wanting the kibble or if there's something wrong or she's depressed but she's ate the soup before. How much does a blood glucose test usually cost? She's a sweet girl. I wouldn't want to lose her
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Post by LindaM on Mar 22, 2018 21:17:31 GMT -5
Vet costs generally vary greatly from place to place, the best way for you to find that out will be to simply call your exotics vet and ask them what they estimate for it. If money is a concern, keep in mind it's pretty easy to apply for a CareCredit card here in the US, it is accepted by most vets and most will even let you apply in office for it within minutes. It pretty much works like a payment plan that you pay off monthly until fully paid.
Since she's eaten the soup before, I would definitely get her into the vet and make sure there isn't something bad going on. Ferrets can be fussy on new foods, but since she's eaten it before, and now is just suddenly not wanting it at all even if you spoon feed her, it could point to something else going on. How has she been peeing and pooping (when eating very little poops can be much smaller)? Is it possible she could have perhaps eaten anything she shouldn't have? You don't allow rubber or foam items near them, right? Any damages to toys or bedding that you can see?
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Post by jamien18 on Mar 22, 2018 22:12:21 GMT -5
Vet costs generally vary greatly from place to place, the best way for you to find that out will be to simply call your exotics vet and ask them what they estimate for it. If money is a concern, keep in mind it's pretty easy to apply for a CareCredit card here in the US, it is accepted by most vets and most will even let you apply in office for it within minutes. It pretty much works like a payment plan that you pay off monthly until fully paid. Since she's eaten the soup before, I would definitely get her into the vet and make sure there isn't something bad going on. Ferrets can be fussy on new foods, but since she's eaten it before, and now is just suddenly not wanting it at all even if you spoon feed her, it could point to something else going on. How has she been peeing and pooping (when eating very little poops can be much smaller)? Is it possible she could have perhaps eaten anything she shouldn't have? You don't allow rubber or foam items near them, right? Any damages to toys or bedding that you can see? She's in with my other too I'm not sure if she's went to the bathroom or not, there shouldn't be anything she could have eaten. There is a hammock the love that they dig in and some of the bedding is loose but u try to take it out, I'm gonna try again to get her to eat now hopefully she will. If not I'll have to call the bet. Money is a little tight because sadly u work part time and don't get paid much. I'll have to look into that care card
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