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Ferret not eating kibble
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Thursday, July 03, 2014 7:45 PM
My ferret Cocoa has insulinoma and she was put on a special kibble from the vet. Lately I've been having to give her her meds mixed with some baby food twice a day, and she eats her kibble in between. The other day I opened a brand-new bag of the same kibble, and now she won't eat it!! I don't know if it smells different to her or what, but she won't touch it now when she loved it before :s What can I do to get her to eat it again?
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Re:Ferret not eating kibble
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Friday, July 04, 2014 9:40 AM
With insulinoma it is more important that she eats. Do you have access to her old kibble? Can you add some of nwe kibble to the old so that she eats, bit still gets the advantages of the Vet's food?
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Re:Ferret not eating kibble
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Friday, July 04, 2014 3:37 PM
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You may have to try new foods or go back to her old one, as Snapper suggested. We were feeding Ultimate crunchy for years then they suddenly stopped eating it. It's best to have several foods in the diet in case something like this happens.
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Re:Ferret not eating kibble
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Friday, July 18, 2014 1:42 PM
Even if it is the same brand of kibble it can vary slightly from batch to batch. Ferrets can pick up on these slight differences. I'm not gonna get into all the research I've done on kibble and raw. A raw diet is the best way to fight insulinoma and is the best way to prevent it as well. To help get him to eat try making a soupie out of the food with a tiny bit of low sodium chicken stock and some of the favorite baby food. Once he starts eating again please look into a raw diet. I can answer any questions you have and am happy to help
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