I need to know how to mix a/d so a sick ferret will eat it. I've written about Sprout before. He had lost weight (from 2 lbs 5 ounces to 1 lbs 13.5 ounces). Long story short after surgery which showed he had ECE and we feed him 3 - 4 times a day with pureed chicken we go his weight up to 2 obs 3 ounces. We backed down to feeding him twice a day. He became more active and lost 1.5 ounces. We continued to feed him twice a day but his weight dropped to 2 lbs even. We started to feed him three times a day then up to 4 times a day again. He is becoming less and less interested in eating. It is getting harder and harder to get him to eat. I still see him eating some kibble here and there. We took him to our vet today and he has an area in his abdomen which is very painful. Our vet wants us to bring him back next week (Monday or Tuesday) so he can put him under anesthesia and do a needle biopsy. I tried to mix his food with IAMs high calorie food but that didn't increase his interest and seemed to be less interested in eating it. I try and be insistent on him eating more but I don't want the feedings to become stressful and cause him to stop eating completely. Next I tried to mix his chicken with ensure, he did seem to eat more but the ensure goes right through him and our vet advised us to stop using it. Next I tried straight a/d mixed with water. It didn't mix well (not homogeneous). I got him to take 10 - 15 mls and that was all he wanted. Then I got some turkey baby food and he did eat that but it wasn't easy. I hear that a/d is like candy to ferrets but there must be a correct way to mix it. If anyone has suggestions please let me know asap so I can try it for Sprout. He is getting weaker and I've getting very scared for him. Thank you Mike [Posted in FML 6699]