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Post by mrohrabaugh on Dec 22, 2008 22:27:30 GMT -5
We tried giving her no kibble with chuncks of chicken and broth. She didn't eat it so I put a few pieces of kibble in it and she ate it. I'm getting there but its taking a while.
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Post by Jaycee on Dec 23, 2008 22:38:22 GMT -5
You're doing fine! I think they like playing mind games with us from time to time!  |
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Post by mrohrabaugh on Dec 29, 2008 23:40:29 GMT -5
I finally got nibs to get raw without kibble. I'm so proud. She won't eat it without broth but at least kibble. The next step is to get her off the broth and then on to other types of meat. Do you feed your ferret whole meats or do you cut it up? If its whole foods how did transition the ferrets to rip the meat off. My other animals are still having problems eating any big pieces. What is the best way to get her to eat bone?
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Post by Forum Administrator on Jan 1, 2009 13:00:48 GMT -5
Congratulations! That's wonderful news! It takes time to get them onto the proper diet, but it is well worth it in the end. You are one step closer! It might not feel like much, but its a big deal! Soon you will be feeding raw without broth. Don't rush it though, just take your time. You will get there eventually.  |
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Post by Jaycee on Jan 1, 2009 19:52:24 GMT -5
Congratulations! So, what size chicken is she eagin now? The way I continued was to feed larger and larger pieces of chicken until they were eating pieces about the size of a dollar coin. Then I began introducing the wingettes. They are smaller than regular chicken wings, and so the bones are easier to start with in the wingettes. It won't be long after this that she will be able to start eating legs, wings, and other meats. You are doing a super job! |
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Post by mrohrabaugh on Jan 5, 2009 15:15:48 GMT -5
Right now the pieces are very small. My husband does most of the prep for the foods. He cuts them up in to small pieces probably the tip of my finger. He has been very good about giving them the raw food but he doesn't feel that they will eat the bigger pieces. See we have three other animals that are on raw and they refuse to eat if the pieces are bigger then they like. He doesn't believe they will try to eat bigger pieces. I try to tell him all the time but he says that its so much trouble and he would rather cut the meat up instead of have to continue to try to feed them bigger pieces. He is also concerned about the animals dragging the food around the house. I know that ferrets are known for stealing food; she currently does that sometimes but he usually catches her.
Also do you have an outline of what a ferret should eat such as bone and organ. Is it pretty much the same as a cat or do they need more of something. To my understand a cat needs 2 to 3 percent of their body weight. The make of the diet should be 80 percent muscle meat, 10 percent bone and 10 organ. So is that what a ferret's diet should consist of?
Thanks for all your help
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Post by mrohrabaugh on Jan 5, 2009 15:17:00 GMT -5
Oh I forgot to add we tried to give her some beef but she wasn't having any of that. What is the best way to get her to try different meats. Is the best way to transition her from the chicken to the beef the same way I did the kibble to the chicken?
Thanks
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Post by Jaycee on Jan 7, 2009 18:45:16 GMT -5
Mine didn't take to easily to the beef. That was the hardest meat for me to switch them over to. I would stick with the chicken for the time being and try to introduce the wingettes so she can gnaw and play with the bone. She will get the hang of it...tell your husband to hang in there! I switched mine over to beef kind of the same way. I would mix the beef with the chicken, or beef in soupie....or play tug of war with it to get her interested.
As for the ratio, I am not too sure on the exact numbers but it sounds good. I feed mine the organ meat one day a week, and the rest of the time it is alternation between beef, pork and chicken.
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Post by mrohrabaugh on Jan 11, 2009 22:27:14 GMT -5
The size of meat varies on what type of mood she is in. It usually about the size of a dime. We have her down to very little broth. This pass week we did have a little set back. We had to give her a few pieces of kibble to eat most because we were trying different types of meat (turkey or beef). Then she seemed to be okay with the foods. The next time we gave her those meat we didn't put any kibble but she still ate so that was good.
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Post by Jaycee on Jan 16, 2009 19:08:20 GMT -5
How is it going today? That is good that she ate the meat without the kibble. Can you gradually increase the size from this point?
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Post by mrohrabaugh on Jan 17, 2009 8:16:23 GMT -5
I'm try to make sure she is eat bigger pieces. One thing that I think is funny is that nibbles eats bigger pieces then my cats. I will keep u updated
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Post by Jaycee on Jan 21, 2009 19:32:47 GMT -5
Well, that is good for Nibbles! Your cats are probably just watching their figure.......what with the holidays and all. |
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Post by mrohrabaugh on Jan 27, 2009 19:40:08 GMT -5
who knows my cat can be little pains but I love anyways. As far as nibs she eats chicken with out any broth. I've been trying to find the mini wing but I can only find already frozen so I guess those will have to do. We are at least on full raw which makes me happy.
FYI I might not update as much because there isn't much change so I understand if this needs to be archived.
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Post by Jaycee on Feb 1, 2009 16:36:43 GMT -5
Sounds great! All meat! Yay! I use the frozen stuff too, but if you can't find the wingettes, you can always buy the winges and cut them smaller (at the joints) to make it easier for Nibbles to handle. Once she is doing well with this, try trowing in a leg to see how she takes to it.
Sorry it took a few days to respond. With the winter storm we lost power, so could't check the forum. I am ready for the spring already.
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