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Hi fuzz ball lovers!
I just wanted to give everyone some pretty good news. About 4 weeks ago I
had made a posting about my 2 1/2 year old female ferret who had been
vomiting for the last 2 years.
Her name is Skeeter and she had been vomiting for 2 years straight. I am
not talking about just hairballs, but she would vomit huge amounts of food
about 3-4 times a week. Her weight would vary, sometimes she would weight
only 1 pound and sometimes she would balloon up to 2 1/2 pounds. This had
been going on for 2 years and she had been treated twice for an ulcer, but
this never solved the problem ...it only stopped her from vomiting for about
1 week.
So ..I posted the FML 4 weeks ago to see if anyone had any helpful hints. I
got a lot of great ideas that I had never thought of, but what it turned out
to be was an allergy. Trish had E-mailed me back and told me that she had
had some ferrets that had been allergic to chicken products and suggested
that I try Iams Lamb and Rice. Iams still has chicken in it, but it is way
down the list of ingredants. It has now been 3 weeks and SKEETER HAS NOT
VOMITED [except when I fed her a rasin]. I am really hopeful that this was
her problem all this time. She has now gained at least 1 1/2 pounds and
weighs 2 1/2 pounds now .... we call her the fat hog.
So ....... in a nut shell....if you have a ferret who vomits and you can you
can not find the cause .... CONSIDER ALLLERGIES !!!!!!
Thanks so much for everyone who read and replied to my message! I just love
you guys!!
Alechia, Skeeter [the fat hog], Hot Rod and Youngersrpy--
[Posted in FML issue 1913]
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