To Melissa and Potpie:
 
>Also, what foods are easiest for ferrets to digest? A friend complained
>that her ferret had recently had ECE and with Potpie's recent bout i'd
>like to find something that their much-abused digestive system can deal
>with easily and efficiently.
 
    I hate to sound like a broken record - but I still recommend the
Gerber's second foods Chicken for sick ferrets - even those with ECE.  It's
a highly digestible, low-residue food.  We give it straight to the sick
ones, and as they get better, we start grining up their kibble in a coffe
grinder and slowly adding more and more.  Please - no Ensure - that just
worsens diarrhea.
 
    If a ferret is getting three good meals a day and water with each one, I
don't think you are adding much with Pedialyte except more stress.  The food
will supply all of the electrolytes they need....
 
Bruce Williams, DVM, DACVP                                   Dept. of
Veterinary Pathology
AccuPath
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
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[Posted in FML issue 1263]