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Post by jenandkids on Mar 14, 2011 21:21:34 GMT -5
Can ferts have kitten milk replacer? I just bought alot for ice's babies and thought the girls might like some.
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Post by Sherry on Mar 14, 2011 21:26:05 GMT -5
Yes, they can. It's great for ferrets who have been ill, as well as someone who needs to put some weight back on again Be careful how strongly you mix it, though. I evidently didn't dilute mine enough Athena not only vomited some whitish material, but had whitish liquid stools! Oops! ;D
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Post by jenandkids on Mar 14, 2011 21:32:47 GMT -5
Thanks. Mimi seems a little skinny to me so it'll help make her fill out a bit. I mixed it with water and Mimi started drinking immediately but I had to sprinkle kibble on it before Kyrie took any interest. How often should they get some? And can they have real cows milk?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2011 21:35:23 GMT -5
Agree with Sherry, but if you want to get some really good stuff see if you can find raw goat's milk. Very hypoallergenic and to my knowledge all young animals can have it, it's better than formula.
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Post by Sherry on Mar 14, 2011 21:36:01 GMT -5
Unfortunately, most ferrets are lactose intolerant, unless they've been raised with it. The majority do seem to tolerate a bit of heavy cream, simply because the lactose is much lower in that. Goat's milk is something else that can be used. As for how often? I'd say a couple times a week, unless fuzz has been really sick. It does contain a lot of nutrients they need in it.
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Post by jenandkids on Mar 14, 2011 21:41:45 GMT -5
Thank you. I'm glad i didn't give in and let them have cheese.
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Post by Sherry on Mar 14, 2011 21:44:13 GMT -5
Mine get the very odd taste of cheese if they want it Usually one of the shreds from when I shred cheese ;D But no more than that. They're spoiled- what can I say ;D
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2011 21:44:42 GMT -5
Oh! And you can freeze raw goat's milk and it's good for up to a year, too!
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Post by Heather on Mar 14, 2011 21:45:01 GMT -5
No cows milk. Almost all carnivores become lactose intolerant once weaned. The only ones that don't seem to, are the ones that are still fed milk throughout their lives. I'm sure you've probably heard or seen the farm cat that gets it's bowl of warm fresh milk and has done so all it's life. Two things about that...fresh (non-pasteurized) and all it's life. A lot of European ferrets continue to get fed whole cream as a treat for jobs well done ciao
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Post by Heather on Mar 14, 2011 21:49:01 GMT -5
I think I'm a little late...stupid computer Oh, cheese is not tolerated really well, but the little ones that love it will sell their little furry souls for it ;D Be prepared for funky poops though ciao
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Post by Sherry on Mar 14, 2011 21:50:36 GMT -5
Which is why those of mine who adore it get maybe one sliver every couple of months ;D
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Post by Heather on Mar 14, 2011 22:06:05 GMT -5
Porthos was my little cheese thief. I was going into the Petsmart that he had been dumped at about a year before. The head of the rescue actually worked the small animal dpt there. Porthos had initiated her in how bad ferrets can bite (having sunk his teeth in to her thumbnail so deep and hard that she had to get someone remove him from her thumb). I wanted to show her what some TLC could do. Just before we left for the store, we had been eating those small foil wrapped cheeses and biscuits. Porthos actually had managed to steal one of those little cheeses and had eaten a large portion before we had caught up with him. Long story short, the rescue coordinator was really impressed with him, he allowed her to snuggle him and he didn't bite her (for Porthos not to bite people he didn't know was showing a lot of restraint, he was good with family, tasted strangers). While snuggling him, she was trying to talk a young couple out of buying a ferret. Porthos was getting really desperately wiggly and rather than take a bite she put him down on the floor. Porthos, had eaten cheese no too long before....in true ferret fashion....he wiggled his backside up to the nearest box and let one of the grossest, loudest, most vibrant coloured, slimy ferret poops you've ever seen.....the couple gave a nervous laugh and literally left in a cloud of dust. What was even worse....the loud sigh he gave after the download. You could see him actually smile. He got a kiss from the coordinator and of course mom got to clean up the fert pile ciao
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Post by joan on Mar 14, 2011 22:14:37 GMT -5
I use goat milk (mixed with baby chicken/turkey) when I start to wean the kits, and they continue to get it once or twice a week with egg yolk mixed in after they're weaned. I also continue to give them the baby chicken and turkey on a regular basis, so that they'll have a bland diet to fall back on if it's ever needed...so far it's never been needed.
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Post by Sherry on Mar 14, 2011 22:15:10 GMT -5
Oh, that is just too funny ;D I'm assuming if she was talking someone OUT of buying a ferret, there'd have been a good reason! So glad Porthos was able to ...*help*...them make their decision ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Heather on Mar 14, 2011 22:20:24 GMT -5
As she said, as a manager of a petstore chain you had to subtly talk people out of buying a pet. This couple had several pocket pets that they had bought and then tried to exchange and eventually had sold or given away. She figured the ferret was just going to be another. ciao
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