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Date: | Sat, 14 Dec 2002 15:03:42 -0500 |
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>he noticed that there were gritty sand like particles in his urine.
>so he looked at it under the microscope and it was crystals forming and
>blocking his urthea. he said it could be from the food he ate. the
>only food i feed all 5 of my ferrets is superior choice from the ferret
>store.com. but my other 4 ferrets never had this problem.
One of my ferrets, Beuhler, (now deceased, due to cancer) had a chronic
problem with crystals in his urine and blockages. He finally had PU
surgery done (to bypass the urethra, so he could "pee like a girl"), then
he had no more blockages.
At the time I was feeding only Totally Ferret. Now I've added some
Superior Choice to their diet. None of my other guys have ever had
problems with crystals in their urine. So, I wouldn't necessarily fault
the food you have been using. We had tried changing Beuhler's diet but
it didn't seem to help prevent the crystals from forming.
Nancy and critters
[Posted in FML issue 3997]
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