From:
sukiec@optonline.net
Date: 2006-07-02 23:33:32 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] sick ferret
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Remember that the vets here usually recommend aganst syringe feeding unless=
the circumstances are truly dire. For example:
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Several common threads run though the gamut of special diets proposed for i=
ll ferrets =96 1) they are time-consuming and expensive to prepare, 2) ther=
e is often little scientific basis for the various additives you may find i=
n them, and 3) they are generally fed in a liquid formulation via syringe b=
y the owner. While the first is merely inconvenient, the second and third=
can actually be dangerous to an ill animal. Worst of all, forcing a weak =
or struggling animal to take liquids via syringe may result in accidental i=
nhalation (or aspiration) of the material into the lung, resulting in aspir=
ation pneumonia, often a much worse disease.
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Hand feeding information and info on feeding sick ferrets can be useful: th=
ere is a lot in the archives. I have to cut this short due to lightening. =
The archives addy is in my sig lines
-- Sukie (not a vet, and not speaking for any of the below in my private po=
sts)
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Ferret Health List
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FHL Archives
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AFIP Ferret Pathology
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Miamiferrets
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International Ferret Congress Critical References
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