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Post by jesslough on Nov 21, 2010 18:18:56 GMT -5
So I want to switch my guys over to raw. Thing is, I will have to keep kibble in the cage, for Rascal. With his Insulinoma, I have to be sure that he has something to eat at all times, and never has an empty stomach.
Now, it is EVO ferret, so it is not like it is a cheap food full of grains (again, Rascal's insulinomic, so he cannot have grains). Is it going to be ok? Or is it just going to make everything so much harder?
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Post by Jackie on Nov 21, 2010 18:33:29 GMT -5
To replace the kibble, you could try freeze-dried raw, like Stella & Chewy's. You can leave it in the cage indefinitely (dry). My girls love it.
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Post by Heather on Nov 21, 2010 20:16:52 GMT -5
You can switch all your little ones even the ferret with insulinoma. Depending on how advanced his insulinoma, whether he can give up the kibbles or if he has to be supplemented still. He still will reap the benefits of the stabilizing effects of a carnivores diet even if he can't make use of the switch entirely. I've helped a couple of students switch their insulinoma ferrets and they were given a new lease on life. The treating vet that was felt that the one little one actually got to live longer because of the switch. They were never able to completely give up their kibble diet but they ate raw for 3 meals a day. I presently am treating an insulinoma fert who was turned into me with this horrible disease. She doesn't eat kibble and hasn't done in over a year (we weren't aware that she had insulinoma as she has spinal damage and we thought her staggering was due to the injuries sustained before she came to me) She is doing very well. I hand feed her twice a day, the rest of the time she munches on the ground raw food that is available to all the little ones all day. ciao
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Post by jesslough on Nov 21, 2010 20:24:02 GMT -5
You can switch all your little ones even the ferret with insulinoma. Depending on how advanced his insulinoma, whether he can give up the kibbles or if he has to be supplemented still. He still will reap the benefits of the stabilizing effects of a carnivores diet even if he can't make use of the switch entirely. I've helped a couple of students switch their insulinoma ferrets and they were given a new lease on life. The treating vet that was felt that the one little one actually got to live longer because of the switch. They were never able to completely give up their kibble diet but they ate raw for 3 meals a day. I presently am treating an insulinoma fert who was turned into me with this horrible disease. She doesn't eat kibble and hasn't done in over a year (we weren't aware that she had insulinoma as she has spinal damage and we thought her staggering was due to the injuries sustained before she came to me) She is doing very well. I hand feed her twice a day, the rest of the time she munches on the ground raw food that is available to all the little ones all day. ciao Oops sorry, guess I did not make myself clear. I know that he can be changed without issues, but while making the switch, in case he is not eating it, I would want to have kibble out, so he can eat something familiar if he needs to.
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Post by Heather on Nov 21, 2010 20:44:34 GMT -5
I don't agree with taking kibble away from a ferret during a switch until they're totally converted anyway. Our little farm ferrets are living too much on the edge of health to go without food for any length of time. I don't switch using "tough love". So, I agree with you entirely ciao
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