Post by suzieszoo on Apr 1, 2010 23:09:22 GMT -5
Hunter is an adult male Marshall's that was fed guinea pig food for an undetermined amount of time, previous "caregiver"sick of cleaning poop. He weighed 581g (1.28lbs)when he came to me on 3/22 and, I started him on 8in 1 Ultimate dry kibble, with a dish of warm wet kibble mixed with Wysongs, oil supplements and baby food chicken. He sniffed the wet with some interest for a couple days before he would eat it, not interested in finger feeding. He ate it when I put it in a paper bag and Ollie was eating his raw in his paper bag ( I found the bag makes a nice "stash area" and easy clean up)
Hunter now weighs 812g (1.79 lbs) and just today has started to play and war dance.....he was sleepy and noodly before. He still loves the dry kibble and also Wysongs dry, with the wet food, and he drinks plenty of filtered water, and his poops are now normal (for kibble fed) His vet appt is next Friday, and the exotics vet is not very nutritionally oriented. Should I wait until his weight stabilizes before switching? He eats around the raw pieces, should I liquify the raw and do soup only for a day or two? He is big but still feels bony and I want to maximize his recovery. I give him Furovite also, but I am not sure about the ingredients so it is not daily. Seems like a lot of sugars as first ingredients, however I want to be sure he gets his nutrients...any advise much appreciated
Hunter now weighs 812g (1.79 lbs) and just today has started to play and war dance.....he was sleepy and noodly before. He still loves the dry kibble and also Wysongs dry, with the wet food, and he drinks plenty of filtered water, and his poops are now normal (for kibble fed) His vet appt is next Friday, and the exotics vet is not very nutritionally oriented. Should I wait until his weight stabilizes before switching? He eats around the raw pieces, should I liquify the raw and do soup only for a day or two? He is big but still feels bony and I want to maximize his recovery. I give him Furovite also, but I am not sure about the ingredients so it is not daily. Seems like a lot of sugars as first ingredients, however I want to be sure he gets his nutrients...any advise much appreciated
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Even kibble is better than feeding the wrong species diet 
. If he spits it out, stuff it back in again. Make sure the pieces are small, fingernail tip size. You may have to make a soupy but give this a try first. It has been my experience that ferrets (like cats) who have been starved are a lot less picky than our well fed little fuzzbutts 
He's going through a lot of changes right now. He doesn't recognise the meat that you're providing as food. It's up to you to teach him what he's supposed to eat 
There's wayyyyy to much sugar in that mix. Your assumption was correct. I wouldn't feed it at all. If he's eating his kibbles and you're getting some raw food into him, he will get his nutrients. It's so much more than he was getting before 