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Post by luci on Sept 10, 2010 16:10:08 GMT -5
Yay! Excellent progress. I would suggest staying right here for a couple of days and then let's see if they'll accept some bigger chunks in their soup.
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Post by littleweasels on Sept 11, 2010 18:21:50 GMT -5
I have been feeding them 1 cube of soup with ground beef, ground turkey and chunks of chicken, pork or salmon in it and they have been eating all of it. I have been feeding them 3 times a day. I would like to stop feeding them kibble.
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Post by luci on Sept 11, 2010 19:31:55 GMT -5
Good. Give them as much soup as they'll eat. Is there still kibble in the soup?
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Post by littleweasels on Sept 11, 2010 19:39:36 GMT -5
Their is 1/4 cup of kibble in the soup.
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Post by luci on Sept 11, 2010 19:41:05 GMT -5
How are their poops?
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Post by littleweasels on Sept 11, 2010 20:48:05 GMT -5
They are a little slimier than usual.
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Post by littleweasels on Sept 12, 2010 18:34:56 GMT -5
I put bigger chunks in their soup and they did not eat them.
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Post by luci on Sept 12, 2010 21:29:45 GMT -5
Ah. Well, we found their current limit then. Go back to the size they were eating and leave it that way for a couple of meals.
Do you know for sure that everyone is eating a decent amount?
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Post by littleweasels on Sept 12, 2010 21:41:59 GMT -5
I know for sure that Rikku and Rena are eating a decent amount but Im not sure about Risa. I have seen her eat but I dont think shes eating as much as she should be. She has lost 1.8 pounds since August 21. I dont know if thats normal or if shes losing weight. I will weight her in a week to see if she continues to lose weight. Rena weighs the same and Rikku gained weight.
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Post by luci on Sept 12, 2010 22:13:00 GMT -5
What??? She has lost 1.8 POUNDS? Did you mean something else?
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Post by littleweasels on Sept 12, 2010 22:23:04 GMT -5
Oops I mean 1.8oz not pounds.
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Post by luci on Sept 12, 2010 22:45:43 GMT -5
Okay. Could you hand feed her at least one meal per day so you can make sure she is eating enough? Ferrets should be gaining, not losing weight this time of year.
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Post by littleweasels on Sept 12, 2010 23:01:29 GMT -5
Yes, I can hand feed her.
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Post by littleweasels on Sept 13, 2010 21:05:22 GMT -5
I saw Risa eating today and she ate a lot. She just does not like to eat when the other two eat. I am only feeding them twice a day but they get bigger amounts for each meal. They get mostly chunks and only a cube of soup per meal. Today I put a cube of soup with groung beef and turkey and chunks of salmon, chicken, liver and quail. They will eat anything I feed them it just has to be in small peices.
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Post by luci on Sept 13, 2010 21:37:45 GMT -5
Good enough for now. We'll work our way up to bigger pieces eventually so they can get all the benefits of eating raw.
Do you think they'd notice if you left the kibble out of the next batch of soup? I'd like to see that be the next step.
Have you read about meat/bone/organ proportions?
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