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Date: | Fri, 5 Jan 2001 21:13:23 -0500 |
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Dear Andrea:
>Our ferret, Rocket got a hold of a full 8 oz baby bottle of 2% milk and
>dragged it under the stairs. When I found the bottle while searching for
>him he had punctured the plastic pouch from the bottle and about half the
>milk was gone. The carpet was wet from the milk so I'm not sure how much
>he drank. I am wondering what I should be looking for and how bad is milk
>for ferrets?
If he got a good blast from the bottle - look for some loose stools -
that's about it. It's not a great idea for ferrets who haven't been
drinking it all their life, but it's reallynot a major problem. After
weaning, the enzymes which digest lactose quickly disappear and ferrets
become lactose intolerant. So the lactose results in diarrhea - but no
big deal. By the time you read this post, he should be fine.
With kindest regards,
Bruce Williams, DVM
[Posted in FML issue 3289]
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