Answers.com > Wiki Answers > Categories > Animal Life > Mammals > Land Mammals > Ferrets Weasels and Badgers > Care of Ferrets > What do you do when your ferret will not eat?

What do you do when your ferret will not eat?

In: Care of Ferrets [Edit categories]

Answer:

If a ferret is not eating it is indicative of serious illness or disease needing immediate veterinarian care, any delay in supportive care will serious health problems. When a ferret will not eat, some possible causes are - illness, stress, or intestinal blockage. If a ferret is not eating, you must resort to feeding a high calorie supplement like duck soup. which there are many recipes - main ingredient is chicken baby food thinned with water in addition to various other ingredients. A ferret has to eat, they can die in a matter of days. You need to find out why your ferret is not eating, contact a veterinarian asap.

refer to link below for more information:

First answer by Sdresh. Last edit by Sdresh. Contributor trust: 2615 [recommend contributor ]. Question popularity: 0 [recommend question].

[report abuse]

Sources and related links: [Edit]

When your ferret won't eat, what to do

Can you answer these Care of Ferrets questions?

	Are ferret legal in Louisiana?	Answer it!
	Should you feed your ferrets fruit?	Answer it!
	Why do ferrets drawl?	Answer it!
	How do you unblock pores in a ferret in the end of the tail?	Answer it!
	Why are ferrets a problem to their original place?	Answer it!

Relevant answers:

How do you get your ferret to eat ferret food?
Try giving them their food mixed with water and add a supplement that all ferrets love(the most popular one is "FerreTone" and I use it as a treat for my ferret becuse she loves it s much). and mix...
What do a ferret eats?
i have 2 ferrets and i feed them can of cat food but they are not aloud seafood eg: fish for a little treat they love fruit like sultanas an dried fruit also...EDIT:Ferrets are obligate carnivores...
What eats a ferret?
err, eagal or buzzard? (a big bird)
When do ferrets eat?
Ferrets need to be free fed need to have food and water available at all times due to their rapid digestion of food every 3 to 4 hours.
Can you eat a ferret?
It is illegal to eat any animal that is classified as a pet such as ferrets, cats, dogs, horses, and some species of rabbits.