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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2012 19:45:22 GMT -5
I know a lot of people here use it as a supplement. I picked some up for free to try using my amazon points. It's gotten mixed reviews from the group in my house.
Anyway, does anyone else find it makes their ferrets reek? Both the fur of the ones eating it (you can tell who likes it with your nose!) and the litter box reek like fish for about 2 days after a feeding of it.
PU!
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Post by miamiferret2 on Sept 20, 2012 19:50:00 GMT -5
Dont use that much. I do not think it makes him smell any different. I use grizzly salmon oil. Just give one squirt every 3 days
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Post by Sherry on Sept 20, 2012 20:25:24 GMT -5
Odds are you are giving too much  I only give an average of 1/4 - 1/2 tsp every third day. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2012 0:41:42 GMT -5
I've been giving it daily to Pixie for a week now and I haven't noticed any increase in smell. You might be feeding too much  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2012 6:07:20 GMT -5
Dont use that much. I do not think it makes him smell any different. I use grizzly salmon oil. Just give one squirt every 3 days I use grizzly as well. The dosing directions on the bottle aren't very helpful... a half pump for anything under 5 lbs... what the heck is that? Also I just put out a dish of it because I was trying to feed it to 5-6 ferrets at a time. Clearly that's not working. Only some of them are eating it, and way too much.  How do you offer it to them normally? |
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Post by miamiferret2 on Sept 21, 2012 7:16:23 GMT -5
Just put it on their meat. I do about 1/4 tsp every few days. i have trouble keeping track of when i last gave it. but i try to give it every 3 days.
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Post by miamiferret2 on Sept 21, 2012 7:17:41 GMT -5
1/4 tsp is a guesstimate. I kind of just eyeball it with the pump bottle. It is prob more than that.
Your other ferrets will eventually like it.
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Post by Sherry on Sept 21, 2012 9:25:40 GMT -5
I just give it straight up from a squirt bottle. You can also mix it with extra virgin olive oil, half and half. Mine get that when nails get done, as well as a couple of licks for a treat here and there.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2012 12:37:19 GMT -5
Nobody likes EVOO in this house yet sadly. I put a couple of drops of ferretone in the salmon oil to try and convince some of the more hesitant ones to try it. Of course the kits like Sigma and Stormy love it, and sweet little Glados who is a walking stomach inhaled it. Artemis liked it too, surprisingly enough. Murder thought it was so so, and I think everyone else thinks I'm trying to poison them. Chell had no opinion seemingly.
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Post by Sherry on Sept 21, 2012 12:42:22 GMT -5
Mine hate EVOO straight up as well. Which is why I have to cut it with fish oil, spoiled brats that they are!
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Post by nancyl on Sept 21, 2012 13:57:37 GMT -5
I have human grade stuff from the local natural food store. It's capsules so I poke a hole in an end and everybody gets 3 or 4 drops. They don't smell fishy unless it somehow gets smeared on their fur. Which happens as I use it to distract them when I do nails. Started that after Onyx did his best to remove a fingernail.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2012 20:59:11 GMT -5
I guess that is why mine started to have a bit more odor lol! I was giving the salmon oil daily this week because they were enjoying it so much! ;D
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2012 21:56:02 GMT -5
Here's a tip for the picky ferrets who won't eat Extra Virgin olive oil: Try buying the stuff that just says "olive oil" not Extra Virgin, or for the VERY picky ones, try the oil that says Light or Extra Light olive oil. The lighter the olive oil, the less spicy olive flavor it has. Extra Virgin has the most spicy flavor and is thus the least likely for ferrets to like the taste of, whereas Extra Light is most likely for them to enjoy Whether or not they get the same health benefits from Extra Light olive oil as they would from Extra Virgin, is another question. I doubt it makes a difference, but who knows. I guess it depends on what exactly about it is healthy. My understanding is that olive oil has been shown to have anti-inflammatory effects that help prevent ulcers, and it provides lubrication to help prevent hairballs. Extra light oil will work just as well for lubrication, but as for the anti-inflammatory properties, I don't know. I looked up anti-inflammatory properties of olive oil and found articles that say oleocanthal is believed to be what causes the beneficial effect in humans. Funny thing about that, they found that this chemical is also what causes the spicy peppery "sting" in the back of the throat that you get from high quality extra-virgin olive oil. So basically, it appears that the main anti-inflammatory component in olive oil may actually be the same component that makes it taste nasty to your ferrets. Extra light olive oil contains much less of this component and therefore may not have as much of a health benefit. So maybe it's best to give them extra-virgin if you can get them to eat it! Just thought I'd share |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2012 22:41:48 GMT -5
I wonder if they just gradually get used to it when it is mixed- I started mixing it like Sherry had said and now they will tolerate the straight stuff. They definitely prefer the salmon oil but will still take the other stuff in whatever mix/variation I put together.
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Post by Sherry on Sept 21, 2012 23:15:32 GMT -5
It's the same as any other switch. Whether it be kibble, oil, or raw. Using one favourite and slowly mixing another into it is quite common.
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