>First, Thank you for your postings on the FML. I read today, in your >post, that you recommend Gerber's for sick ferrets, but my two males, >split a jar every night. I started using it when my youngest was a kit, >and for the longest time, he was the only one that looked at the stuff. >Now my oldest male likes it too. Do you see anything wrong with feeding >it to them daily? Your advise would be greatly appreciated. >John Dear John - Baby food makes for an excellent treat, as long as it does not replace traditional ferret diets. While it can be given for months as a sole source of nutrition in very ill animals, I would be very hesitant to try to make it a staple. Many of my ferrets never really weaned totally from the stuff after recovering from illnesses, and if one was sick, they all felt a need to partake in the baby food as a sign of solidarity for the sick ferret (I suppose!) One side benefit is that as all of my ferrets had this secret longing for baby food, I never had a problem getting any type of medication into them. Crush the pill or dilute the solution with just enough baby food to mask the taste! With kindest regards, Bruce Williams, dVM [Posted in FML issue 3195]