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Date: | Wed, 11 Jul 1990 16:35:32 -0400 |
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Chris,
I have a friend who used to be on the ferret list but who changed jobs to one
where he has no net access. One of his ferrets (Slinky, a nuetered jill
about 4 years old) recently dropped a lot of weight quickly and started
loosing hair on her back. She still has a good appetite and is active. I
think that he feeds her Science Diet with linotone as a daily treat. Since
we live in a state where ferrets are illegal, getting medical care is
difficult. I was wondering if you could throw the powers of the net on his
problem and see if anybody has theories as to what might be wrong. As
usual, I would appreciate it if you maintained my anonymity.
[Drastic weight and fur changes is sometimes perfectly normal... Our
vet has learned not to take a weight variations (within reason) as
primary indication of a problem, he looks for other signs.
You might want to ensure that she's not getting more than a drop or two
of linotone a day, more than that you run the risk of vitamin A overdose
and probably liver and/or kidney problems. Is she passing normally?
Black tarry or loose stools are indicative of problems. Though loose
stools are frequently a sign of a ferret eating dairy products. Her
intake and outtake should be monitored.]
On an unrelated note, I just received issue 105 and the previous issue I
received was 097. Could you mail me the issues I missed?
[Done]
[Posted in FML 0106]
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