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Hi all-
My ferret Snape has been diagnosed with IBD and insulinoma. He has been
put on small doses of pred, carafate for his tummy, and this other stuff
that I call NASTY....(Sulfasomething or other). The vet told me that he
wouldn't like the last one because it was very bitter. He tried to help
the taste by adding a fish taste to it. (We can't mix it with anything
sweet because of the insulinoma.)
When I give it to him, he acts like I'm feeding him a mixture of poison
and acid. He retches, shakes his head, paws at his mouth and does his
best to spit it out. He tries to find a piece of burning wood to wipe
his mouth on. Does anybody have any ideas? I've tried mixing it with
an oil and ferretone mixture, but that didn't help either. I can't use
anything sweet, because of the insulinoma, and he has to swallow it. As
it is, I end up wearing a bunch of it. :-( I know with kids I can
numb the tongue with an ice cube, but I don't know how to do it with a
ferret.
Any ideas?
Melodyt and the nifty nine
[Posted in FML issue 4667]
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