Lactose Intolerance

[jultaylor1972 2]

I bought some kitten milk for my pregnant ferret today. I thought as a treat I'd give a little to the other ferrets. One of them had 25mls and within a minute of finishing the milk she began wretching and was sick all over followed by diarrhoea from hell I was very carefull not to get cows milk and the rest of them seem fine. Is it possible that she has a lactose intolerance? Obviously I wont be giving her anymore and I'll stick to my original plan which is to give a little kitten milk to the pregnant jill so that I can keep a good bond with her and hopefully she wont get scared while Im cleaning the breeding hutch out etc.

[Kay 3,709]

I bought some kitten milk for my pregnant ferret today. I thought as a treat I'd give a little to the other ferrets. One of them had 25mls and within a minute of finishing the milk she began wretching and was sick all over followed by diarrhoea from hell I was very carefull not to get cows milk and the rest of them seem fine. Is it possible that she has a lactose intolerance? Obviously I wont be giving her anymore and I'll stick to my original plan which is to give a little kitten milk to the pregnant jill so that I can keep a good bond with her and hopefully she wont get scared while Im cleaning the breeding hutch out etc.

 

 

They are lactose intollerent Jule , i may be wrong but isnt the kitten milk lactose free or very little in it

[jultaylor1972 2]

Its a product called Lactol and its specially formulated for kittens and small animals. I was told when I bought it that it would be ok for ferrets?? I hope it is safe after what they said!

[Kay 3,709]

Its a product called Lactol and its specially formulated for kittens and small animals. I was told when I bought it that it would be ok for ferrets?? I hope it is safe after what they said!

 

I know a lot give this whiskers kitten milk in cartons, not sure if its lactose free or not though

[sue 1]

i often give my oldies whiskers to keep their weight up during the winter but one i dont give to she is sick straight after its like she is sick as soon as it hits her stomach ,she used to be fine i dont know why she is like it now ,strange isnt it

[jultaylor1972 2]

Its a product called Lactol and its specially formulated for kittens and small animals. I was told when I bought it that it would be ok for ferrets?? I hope it is safe after what they said!

And another thing.......I meant intollerant to the milk - not lactose . God, its such a worry when something like this happens

[droid 11]

Tried cat milk ONCE with mine.

 

Gave 'em the trots, so don't bother any more. If they have a reasonable diet they don't need it anyway.

Edited May 18, 2008 by droid

[Kay 3,709]

Its a product called Lactol and its specially formulated for kittens and small animals. I was told when I bought it that it would be ok for ferrets?? I hope it is safe after what they said!

And another thing.......I meant intollerant to the milk - not lactose . God, its such a worry when something like this happens

 

It is lactose there intollerent to i am trying to find a data sheet for lactol but cant

[jultaylor1972 2]

Its a product called Lactol and its specially formulated for kittens and small animals. I was told when I bought it that it would be ok for ferrets?? I hope it is safe after what they said!

And another thing.......I meant intollerant to the milk - not lactose . God, its such a worry when something like this happens

 

It is lactose there intollerent to

I think you are right Kay She seems OK now thankfully, she must be the same as Sue's ferret as she was sick almost as soon as it hit her stomach, poor little thing eh.

[ade33uk 86]

i had some spare lactol here which i gave to my ferts they were fine with it but i did dilute it down quite a bit , because they are a lot smaller than puppies ,mine also have goats milk sometimes ,

[sue 1]

Its a product called Lactol and its specially formulated for kittens and small animals. I was told when I bought it that it would be ok for ferrets?? I hope it is safe after what they said!

And another thing.......I meant intollerant to the milk - not lactose . God, its such a worry when something like this happens

 

It is lactose there intollerent to

I think you are right Kay She seems OK now thankfully, she must be the same as Sue's ferret as she was sick almost as soon as it hit her stomach, poor little thing eh.

 

i havnt a clue why she has just started being like this she is ok with goats milk

[Kay 3,709]

Its a product called Lactol and its specially formulated for kittens and small animals. I was told when I bought it that it would be ok for ferrets?? I hope it is safe after what they said!

And another thing.......I meant intollerant to the milk - not lactose . God, its such a worry when something like this happens

 

It is lactose there intollerent to

I think you are right Kay She seems OK now thankfully, she must be the same as Sue's ferret as she was sick almost as soon as it hit her stomach, poor little thing eh.

 

I dont know about where you are but its been a hell of a lot warmer here today again , so maybe a combo of the warmer weather & the milk didnt mix

[jultaylor1972 2]

Its all so odd really, Im so careful with everything to do with my ferrets; I feed them a raw diet every night and remove any leftovers the next morning to avoid any food poisoning, they get cleaned out twice daily and get fresh water morning and night. When I have no raw diet they get James Wellbeloved dry food. I read so much about ferrets and whats best for them etc, etc. So Im a bit gutted that I gave my best working ferret something that she may be intolerant to I suppose any animal could be allergic to anything at any given time All I can say is its such a good job terrier lady was here, I was totally panick stricken and she was so calm - me a nurse too

[terrier lady 0]

Its all so odd really, Im so careful with everything to do with my ferrets; I feed them a raw diet every night and remove any leftovers the next morning to avoid any food poisoning, they get cleaned out twice daily and get fresh water morning and night. When I have no raw diet they get James Wellbeloved dry food. I read so much about ferrets and whats best for them etc, etc. So Im a bit gutted that I gave my best working ferret something that she may be intolerant to I suppose any animal could be allergic to anything at any given time All I can say is its such a good job terrier lady was here, I was totally panick stricken and she was so calm - me a nurse too

No bother, your just a head nurse anyway, it'll be fine if they have mentl health problems

The only thing you'll kill them stinkers with is love

[sue 1]

it made me panic and after she had been sick she was fine then i gave them some more the following week same happened again i tried the third time same again throwing up in the corner so its goats milk for her ,she is coming up to 9 so i dont know why all of a sudden its one of lifes mysteries i guess