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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2012 22:45:25 GMT -5
I am a little concerned about Remus. He's not small, and he's eating well. But in his hind end, you can feel his hipbones/spine and see them a little bit. That's the only spot that seems thin, though. It's just odd to me. He has a little belly on him when he sits, but that little bit of thinness weirds me out.  Picture for reference. You can see that he's not lacking in belly, but you can also kind of see the hipbones if you look for them. At first I thought he may have a swollen belly from worms but his stool sample came up negative and the vet didn't say anything about it. |
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2012 22:46:43 GMT -5
Forgot to mention, he weighed in at 1.14kg (2lb8oz) yesterday or the day before.
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Post by sherik on May 29, 2012 22:59:05 GMT -5
Most of my males look like that in the summer time. Except for a few that stay chubby all year round.
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Post by Heather on May 29, 2012 22:59:41 GMT -5
He looks good to me. He should be going into summer mode and weigh less and look a bit thinner. Weights are really not important because it's in direct relation to the size of the ferret itself. Minion weighs 5lbs....he's fat, bordering obese and should weigh about 3/4lbs. Atreyu his companion weighs 2lbs (and change) and he's a good weight for the size of his frame.
ciao
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2012 23:10:34 GMT -5
Okay, good. I am slowly calming down but as a first time ferrent I freak out about a lot of little silly things.  |
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2012 0:00:59 GMT -5
He looks ok to me, if you're overly concerned re-weigh him once a month and monitor trends. And remember that they tend to lose weight in the spring.
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2012 0:50:22 GMT -5
You can add skin or straight up fat to his mix if you'd like him to gain weight
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Post by Sherry on May 30, 2012 9:17:08 GMT -5
How much of the raw is he eating now? When switched from kibble to raw, they are no longer getting the carbs, and will drop weight before starting to pack on the muscle.
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2012 10:31:14 GMT -5
Yesterday he had 1.6oz throughout the day, the day before that he had .95oz.
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Post by Sherry on May 30, 2012 12:00:13 GMT -5
Sorry- should have asked this at the same time. Is he still eating any kibble? It's when the kibble is drastically decreased or removed that the weight starts dropping. That combined with spring weight loss can appear pretty dramatic.
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2012 12:05:09 GMT -5
No kibble since Sunday and I think before that he hadn't had it in a couple days. Today he's gone through 1.8oz already (it's one in the afternoon here) so no more worries about him eating enough. ;D
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