Hi everybody, I hope all your fuzzbuts are well :) I have a question about how much a ferret eats in a 24 hour period. You see Sammy is still on a blended ferret food & water, I've slowly thickened it, but he has to be able to lick it off the spoon or he refuses it. He won't eat his regular food, even if I soak it in water first. If you recall, Sammy almost died. He had a toxic spleen removed and a left adrenal gland (both benign :-) He was on Duck soup for 3 weeks, I've finally weaned him off the Sustacal in the mixture of Sustacal, food & water, but I'm concerned. The more I thicken his food & water combo, the less he eats. Now he's refused to do more than lick the spoon twice because it's too thick. He has been given a clean bill of health and he's back to 2.2 lbs. He was 1.6 lb's 3 weeks ago. He's active about 3 or 4 hours a day & sleeps the rest of the time. Does he still need food that he can lap up like a dog? Or should I just provide his food and hope he'll eat it when he gets hungry. He's been eating out of a spoon every 6 hours. Is that too much food now? Oh, he's finally drinking out of his water bottle again, so at least I don't have to worry about dehydration anymore :-) He's also gotten most of his strength back, and he even dooked yesterday for the first time in 4 weeks. So I know he's feeling much better, but I don't want him to go downhill again. I had to force feed him for 2 weeks, while the vet tried antibiotics, etc..I was barely able to keep him alive, even with the Duck Soup. Sorry for all the questions, but I know there is someone out there that can answer them. Dooks to all Peggy & Sammy :) [Posted in FML issue 2737]