>When I brought them home there teeth were just starting to show so I feed
>them my regular mix of ferret foods softened w/ some gerber chicken food.
>Since then they have almost doubled in size.  My vet said that they need
>more foods for babies and he asked me if there are ferret foods for kits.
>As far as I know I haven't seen any so should I give them kitten food or
>just stick to what I am doing?  They also got there first series of
>distemper.  I told him about how I have read that they can have reactions
>to the shot and he said that it is just a myth and that he has never known
>of this to happen.  My 2 kits are Cocoa (dark sable) and Ruby (albino).
>Had a hard time giving Ruby her shot, poor girl.  She cried and put up a
>fight.
 
You're doing fine with the food.  Regular ferret food softened so that
their little teeth can deal with it, possibly supplemented with meat baby
food or a/d, is just the thing.  And as far as the vaccine reactions, I'm
very glad that your vet hasn't seen any so far, but if he deals with many
ferrets, he will.  It is decidedly not a myth.
 
For their shots - try distracting them with something yummy as he gives
the shot.  I generally use Ferretone or Nutrical, and the ferrets tend to
not even notice the needle pinch.
 
Dr. Ruth
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[Posted in FML issue 3631]