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Post by danewillow on Mar 14, 2010 10:20:43 GMT -5
Hello! I have two ferrets. They are both about 5 years old and were rescued from the humane society 3 years ago. One is a huge sable male (Crisco) that is showing some signs of adrenal gland disease. The other is a petite red-eyed white female (Zoey) that is deaf and I believe she doesn't have a sense of smell either. I'd like to get them on a better diet. We hope to get our other carnivorous pets (3 dogs, 4 cats) on a raw diet so we'll have plenty of meat to try on them.
Julie
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Post by Heather on Mar 14, 2010 15:14:13 GMT -5
Hi and welcome Julie Please feel free to prowl the site, check out the various threads and ask questions. You may want to pay particular attention to our nutritional section where we cover various methods of creating healthier diets for our furbabies. Check out our mentoring program, we've a waiting list at the moment but we're always having people graduate from the system so if you're interested in a more personal one on one assist to switch your furbabies sign up   I hope that I will be seeing you around, don't be shy ciao |
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Post by sherrylynne on Mar 14, 2010 22:54:08 GMT -5
Hi Julie, and welcome! I'd love to see some pics of your little ones!
I could see the deafness, but not to have a sense of smell would definitely be a real detriment to a ferret. Any particular reason that led you to that conclusion?
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Post by danewillow on Mar 15, 2010 18:00:02 GMT -5
Hi Julie, and welcome! I'd love to see some pics of your little ones! I could see the deafness, but not to have a sense of smell would definitely be a real detriment to a ferret. Any particular reason that led you to that conclusion? I don't know for sure but when I give her a treat she has a hard time finding it. It's like she knows it's there but can't quite pinpoint its location. Once she finds it she eats it so it isn't a matter of not liking the treats. She doesn't seem to have any vision problems. I guess it could be her sense of taste. Whatever sense she's missing, she adapts for it and eats just fine. |
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Post by sherrylynne on Mar 16, 2010 18:43:38 GMT -5
I've got some who do that on a regular basis. For animals who supposedly rely on scent, they sure do miss things a lot  . I sometimes have to put the meat right under their noses, and it's like "OH! I didn't know that was there"  |
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Post by luci on Mar 16, 2010 21:48:09 GMT -5
Hi Julie! Nice to see another Minnesota person here. I'm in St. Paul. Two cats, two ferrets all on prey model raw. You've found the perfect place to help get your crew on a healthier diet!
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