How to nurse a sick ferret recipe
Duck Soup Recipes
"Duck Soup" is a mixture of food and nutrition supplements that can
be very helpful in nursing a sick ferret back to health. If your
ferret gets a cold, or is otherwise sick and not eating well, these
recipes can help nourish their bodies. Try out different recipes to
find one your ferrets like best, before it becomes necessary
FERRET NOOK'S MUSH RECIPE
1 CupTotally Ferret (or your current food)
NuPro Ferret Supplement (2 scoops) optional
Warm water
Add warm water, enough to cover the dry Totally Ferret (or your
current food) and let stand until absorbed.
Place in blender, add warm water up to the top and blend on high
until consistency of a very weak milkshake.
Use all of mixture within 48 hours. Can be frozen in ice cube
trays. Microwave a cube or two as needed.
We have found that ferrets having difficulty eating, or ferrets
with ulcers, like the mixture made at different consistencies. Let
them be the judge. If mixture is too thick just add water.
Sometimes to entice your ferret to eat, place a little of the mush
on your finger. Let your ferret lick it off of your finger and
gradually move toward the bowl. Once they get the taste, they'll
usually drink right from the bowl. If the ferret is too sick to eat
on his/her own, syringe feed with a 6 or 12cc oral syringe (have
your veterinarian show you how to syringe feed). A lot of small
meals is better than a few large meals when syringe feeding. We try
to feed 24cc's per feeding at least every 4 hours.
Our ferrets that have insulinoma are given their Pred dose after
they have been given their mush. They enjoy it so much that now
they are waiting at their cage door and expect it!
As an alternative, the following mixture is fast and easy to make
in a hurry:
1 jar chicken baby food
1/3 can sustacal
Pedialite as needed for consistancy.
There are about as many duck soup recipes as there are ferrets, and
you can always find more recipes at the other resources listed on
the LINKS page.
http://www.ferretnook.org/ducksoup1.html
