In response to Greg's question abouth his thin 1 1/2 yr old sprite.  Iams
kitten food is a good quality food for your ferret, however if she has lost
some weight after her vaccinations -- this is not uncommon due to the
reactions of the culture on the immune system which can cause lavck of
appetite to ferrets (and humans) ...  Unless your vet feels there is a
valid health condition you could ask about supplimenting your ferrets
regular diet with Nutri-Cal or NutriStat .  This is available through your
vet and is a vitamin suppliment for cats and dogs, but has worked well in
stimulating appetite and putting weight on underweight ferrets which come
into the shelter here.  We suppliment the ferrets diet ( after determining
if it is strictly a weight problem) with about 3/4 - 1 inch of Nutri-Cal
daily.  In two to three weeks you should see a difference and then can wean
them off it.
[Posted in FML issue 1455]