Stress Ulcers in Your Pet Ferret

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Watch as an expert explains how to care for a pet ferret with stress ulcers in this free video clip on emergency pet first aid.

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Posted by fuzzymum on Saturday, 02 February, 2008 at 6:38 PM

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How often do I put the slippery elm in their duck soup? I have an IBD ferret and was told this may also help him...I bought the capsules because they did not have the liquid.. I will also use the melatonin even though he has already had lupron shots and a deslorelin implant..Glad I found your sight. Jackie

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Stress Ulcers in Your Pet Ferret
Hi! My name is Fran Friedman and I'm with Morning Star Animal Sanctuary and I would like to talk about stress ulcers in ferrets on behalf of expertvillage.com. Stress ulcers are very common. We probably see them more often here at Morning Star Sanctuary because ferrets are often separated from their owners and lost or taken from their owners who can't care for them any more and they becomes very very stressed. Some things that you can do for them before it gets too serious to take them to the vet and maybe keep the problem from getting worse is use my Duck Soup recipe. Take a cube of, definitely have the 1 mg. Melatonin in the Duck Soup and see to make sure that they are eating that. If you have to syringe feed them, that;s fine. Make sure that they eat at least 3 times during the day to make sure they are eating. If they are not off their food, maybe you can do it just twice a day. Definitely you want to get that ulcer under control. Also in the Duck Soup, you may want to put some slippery elm bark; it can be bought at health food stores. Just a pinch goes in and that will definitely soothe their stomach. It is a lot more pallable than the alternative which is some Pepto Bismol. It also helps them with the stress because it coats their stomachs and they really hate the taste. So definitely the slippery elm bark is a better way but if they need some fast action, the Pepto Bismol usually works well. Always call your vet and see if they can get a weight on your ferret. They will tell you the amount. It's usually low 1.2 maximum usually for that.

About the Expert

Expert: Fran Freedman has been an animal lover all her life. She is President and co-founder of the Morning Starr Animal Sanctuary, an all volunteer, non profit organization in Cornville AZ. Read More