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If you suspect your ferret has eaten something they shouldn\u2019t, do not \u201cwait and see\u201d. Immediately start this process to push through whatever the problem may be.\u00a0Pumpkin\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Vaseline<\/strong>\u00a0should only be used in emergencies due to the carbohydrate content of pumpkin, and potential nutrient absorption issues with overuse\u00a0of Vaseline (click green links to learn more). However, better a few days of a possible upset tummy than the alternative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Blockage protocol is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u2013 1 tbsp 100% pure canned pumpkin<\/mark><\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u2013 Followed one hour later by 1 tsp Vaseline\u00a0(100% Petroleum Jelly)<\/mark><\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Alternate these both hourly until the ferret has nice big gloopy orange poops (should take 2-3 hours).<\/mark><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

This should only take about 4 hrs. If at any point during this protocol the ferret begins vomiting, or crashes, stop immediately and call the vet while you are on your way there. It has now become a total blockage and the ONLY thing that might help it pass is a barium xray. If the barium doesn\u2019t push the obstruction through then immediate surgery is essential or the ferret WILL die.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the ferret does pass the object, follow up by 1 tsp of pumpkin daily for 3-4 days to be certain everything has gone through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bubby willing eating the vaseline mixed with a bit of salmon oil. Photo Credit: Shawnda<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you suspect your ferret has eaten something they shouldn\u2019t, do not \u201cwait and see\u201d. Immediately start this process to push through whatever the problem may be.\u00a0Pumpkin\u00a0and\u00a0Vaseline\u00a0should only be used in emergencies due to the carbohydrate content of pumpkin, and potential nutrient absorption issues with overuse\u00a0of Vaseline (click green links to learn more). However, better […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1762,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-useful"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":7}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sharonferretheaven.shop\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sharonferretheaven.shop\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sharonferretheaven.shop\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sharonferretheaven.shop\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sharonferretheaven.shop\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1761"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sharonferretheaven.shop\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1761\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1766,"href":"https:\/\/sharonferretheaven.shop\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1761\/revisions\/1766"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sharonferretheaven.shop\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sharonferretheaven.shop\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sharonferretheaven.shop\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sharonferretheaven.shop\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}