It is important to keep a close eye on them, and ensure they are eating and drinking to avoid dehydration and loss of nutrients. Some of the ingredients could include moistened kibble, meat based baby food, small amounts of nutrical and ensure, cooked chicken stock or liver, etc., which could be ground up until creamy and moist. For additional ingredients and recipes, please visit Bob Church's Duck Soup Page . It is also important to ensure that your ferret is drinking liquids to avoid dehydration. You should also add pedialyte to their water in order to restore any lost electrolytes.
Ferrets are by nature very clean animals, and do accumulate hairballs like cats do.
If you suspect that your ferret might have a hairball that is not being passed, take him to the vet immediately, as an operation might be warranted for it's removal. This situation can be life threatening to your ferret, so please do not wait. Copyright 2000 - 2001. All rights reserved. Please contact the webmaster with any comments or concerns.