Bryan Hall wrote:
>Jabba has decided that the food dish and the water bottle in the cage are
>"his" and won't ordinarily let my other two near it now!  [...] Tenaka and
>Cayanne were VERY hungry and thirsty yesterday when I came back, because
>Jabba didn't even seem to want them on the bottom level of the cage (where
>the food/litterbox/water bottle is).
 
Aggression like this can be hormonally caused, which in a neutered male may
be a sign of an adrenal problem (if he's over a year) or a retained testicle
(in a young'un).  Not necessarily, but it's worth keeping in mind.  As a
temporary solution, get a second food bowl and water bottle and put them
somewhere else for Tenaka and Cayenne.
 
Gwen wrote:
>My 1 1/2 year old, male ferret has gained quite a bit of weight for the
>winter.
 
Not uncommon.  Males can vary by as much as 40% in weight from summer to
winter.
 
Ren asked:
>Can someone please send me the recipe to duck soup so I can pork up my wee
>bony one??  The vet said he needed to gain more weight
 
http://www.optics.rochester.edu:8080/users/pgreene/faq/part5.html#duck_soup
 
Several other variations are also used, adding meat baby food and such, but
that's the basic idea.
 
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[Posted in FML issue 1818]