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Post by Heather on Aug 13, 2010 14:12:48 GMT -5
Even the least imaginative grocery stores carry the basic meats....pork, chicken and beef. There's 3 that you can use. As far as the bones go...you will probably have to use chicken but that's ok as long as the muscle meats that you use is different. Another meat that a lot of grocery stores carry is turkey. My guys love salmon and haddock you can use that for meat too.
ciao
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Post by sherrylynne on Aug 13, 2010 17:52:58 GMT -5
I'd at least call the exotics, and set an appt. for a wellness check, so he/she can at least see your ferrets, and start a record of them.
And can you buy lamb or turkey in the stores? Cornish game hen is another protein.
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Post by babycakes0707 on Aug 15, 2010 10:38:51 GMT -5
turkey they usually dont have, i was pretty surprised too but all they have is either the cold cuts or a gigantic whole turkey.... fr muscles though, all ive been finding really is heart though, i dont know what else i could use? and i was wondering, do youguys give bones to your ferrets? like dog bones? (real bones obviously)
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Post by Heather on Aug 15, 2010 22:20:07 GMT -5
My guys steal the dog's bones  I don't give them the bones. The only thing they can get out of those bone is some of the attached meat and the marrow. The bone has little use to them as they cannot grind through that size of bone. Don't feed cold cuts, cured and smoked meats are really bad for them (too much salt) ciao |
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Post by sherrylynne on Aug 15, 2010 22:27:44 GMT -5
Pick yourself up a large turkey, and as it's thawing, chop it up, baggie, and refreeze! You'll have a ton of muscle meat out of one of those  |
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Post by babycakes0707 on Aug 16, 2010 13:55:02 GMT -5
lol but i think the whoel turkys they sale have like stuff on them...as in its not just plan raw meat.... and teh bones i give my dog are raw hides i think theyre called...would they be ok for them? for like treats?
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Post by Heather on Aug 16, 2010 16:23:09 GMT -5
Nooooo, no raw hides. They're not good for dogs much less ferrets. They can cause blockages.
ciao
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Post by sherrylynne on Aug 16, 2010 17:40:07 GMT -5
Definitely not rawhides! I know one woman who had her 6 month old mastiff in for surgery for a blockage a couple months ago because of a rawhide. And I quit giving them to my dogs(when I had them), because I caught them trying to swallow the last "knot" whole.
With the turkeys(and the same goes for most meats), get the cheapest store brand one there. Those are less likely to be "enhanced".
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Post by babycakes0707 on Aug 16, 2010 18:41:06 GMT -5
yah i dont know actually what kind of bone itis i have, ut theyre flat strips tha i buy from the vet. my dog eats anything and everything she wants to and willleave no trace lol.
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Post by sherrylynne on Aug 17, 2010 17:53:21 GMT -5
Ok. I'm fairly sure you can get chicken, beef, pork, and maybe lamb once every couple of weeks or so. Here's a suitable menu for just those things.
Mon: Chicken wings, pork chunks
Tues: beef chunks, chicken legs, chop/crack the bone open
Wed: chicken thighs, crack the bone open, heart meat,
Thurs: Pork chunks, chicken ribs/backbone
Fri: Beef chunks, chicken wings
Sat: chicken legs, crack the bone, liver
Sun: chicken ribs/backbone, pork chunks one week, lamb the next
When you can get duck, or cornish hens(small chickens in the freezer section), substitute for the chicken. They can eat the neck/ribs/backbone/wingtips from the duck. Use the rest in place of the beef/pork muscle meats.
Also, I'd get some pure pumpkin(not the spiced pie filling). It will say pure pumpkin on the label, and be in the baking section. Give them about 1/2 tsp of that a day.
You can also make a raw soup, throw in some powdered eggshell, 1/2 tsp per 8 oz of meat, and give them that once a week in place of a bone in meal.
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Post by babycakes0707 on Aug 21, 2010 14:52:53 GMT -5
i was wondering bout the meat chunks....do they count as muscle meat? for the chicken thighs, i dont know if its normal, but the ones at my grocery store are mainly meat and only one bone, so it wouldnt supply a lot of bone...im deffenately going to try and get the pumkin.for the duck for soe reason its never where it says it should be! theres a sign that says turkey,chicken and duck but theres always only chicken! ill check my butcher shop,somehow i never thought of asking them for duck or turkey...
ive been giving them chicken wings or backs everyday and they still have diarrhea and it smells AWFUL! i dont know if its just me, but their smell has gotten really strong!!!
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Post by Heather on Aug 21, 2010 16:00:57 GMT -5
I would be taking a stool sample in for analysis. Sounds like your little ones have a bug or parasite. There should be no reason why your little ones have the runs like this....unless they're sensitive to chicken
ciao
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Post by babycakes0707 on Aug 21, 2010 16:16:07 GMT -5
whats weird is that molson has been eating meat for almost 2 years now...my boyfriend&i have been talking and thinking bout it, i think its scratch having issues with the meat because the liquid poo has only been showing up in the litter since i've tried to switch him and now he eats it but it hasnt stopped. could it be that scratch just cant adapt to the new diet? oh and molson's weight is back up and hes got a chuby bum again! i thin kit wa sthe heat that made him lose a bit of weight.
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Post by sherrylynne on Aug 21, 2010 18:15:02 GMT -5
It sounds like Moslon may have a mild sensitivity to chicken. Either that, or there's some sort of bug. Either way, you need to rule out medical with a stool sample being tested. Until we know what it is- we can't help.
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Post by babycakes0707 on Aug 21, 2010 21:32:31 GMT -5
i'm thinking you meant Scratch? since molsons been fine with any meat for 2 years...
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