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IBS
Apr 29, 2012 16:19:36 GMT -5
Post by akiram on Apr 29, 2012 16:19:36 GMT -5
Feeding a whole prey/real meat diet is something I've been kicking around for a while now. My Bentley has very touchy IBS and it has taken nearly a year to find a food he can digest properly and that doesnt send his little immune system into kill mode. He is currently on .3ml's of prednisolone and has been doing well with it. I have read recently that very high protien/low carb diets are the best for ferrets with IBS or really ferrets in general. Does anyone out there have a ferret with IBS that's on a natural diet? If so how did things work out?
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Apr 29, 2012 16:25:03 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2012 16:25:03 GMT -5
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Apr 29, 2012 17:14:02 GMT -5
Post by Heather on Apr 29, 2012 17:14:02 GMT -5
My Ghenghis had IBD or IBS....I have to admit that whole prey did seem to help. Feeding raw also helped but bad days are still bad days. As Jackie mentioned Katt has documented her journey with her Koda. It's a rollercoaster ride no matter what you do. You can make the wee one's life much healthier and the attacks shorter by feeding a natural diet and they seem to keep weight better and have fewer attacks by following this process ciao
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Apr 29, 2012 17:19:52 GMT -5
Post by akiram on Apr 29, 2012 17:19:52 GMT -5
whew that was one heck of a thread! Thanks for all the info
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IBS
Apr 29, 2012 17:23:46 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2012 17:23:46 GMT -5
Adding some extra fiber (pumpkin) seems to also help with IBD/IBS. You can use Reshi mushrooms to control inflammation. Pancreatic enzymes can help make food more digestible for ferrets. And a probiotic can also be helpful in maintaining proper gut flora.
Do you know what triggers his IBD/IBS? Is it a particular protein?
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Post by Sherry on Apr 29, 2012 17:26:03 GMT -5
Boris did well when he was taking lamb with the supplements listed in katt's thread. He put weight on, was more active, played better, and had no pain. However he was also exceedingly stubborn and one day refused to eat anything with them on. We lost him to what the vet thought was likely intestinal lymphoma related to uncontrolled IBD a year later. However- he was more stubborn than virtually any ferret I've read of.
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