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One final update on the Baby drama -
We're pretty sure that Baby is as recovered as he is ever going to be. I still have to give him some medications (for ulcers) but other than that he is off all of the stuff he really hated. Nor will it be forever, thank God.
He's definitely brain damaged, though not to the extent that I thought he would be. He can walk (a little clumsily), eat, and drink on his own. He was even mock wrestling Vincent the other day (who was very gentle with him). It was so cute! He laid on his back nipping at Vincent, who stood over him nipping back. His scar has essentially healed so I put him and Vincent back together in their cage. Baby doesn't like to climb things anymore, so I'm hoping Vincent will teach him how.
He still does the stiff arm thing whenever I try to pick him up and put him in front of his soft food. How do you know you love your ferrets? You crunch up their hard food in a mortar and pestle every night so that they can eat wet food. I haven't bought a coffee grinder yet, mostly because I'm still hopeful that he'll start to eat his hard food on his own, but if he doesn't I will.
Vincent's been a real trooper about this. He still sulks, and he's gained a lot of weight, but I'm hoping that now they're back together in the cage, he'll calm down a bit. Last I checked in on them, they were curled up together asleep.
We're pretty sure that Baby is as recovered as he is ever going to be. I still have to give him some medications (for ulcers) but other than that he is off all of the stuff he really hated. Nor will it be forever, thank God.
He's definitely brain damaged, though not to the extent that I thought he would be. He can walk (a little clumsily), eat, and drink on his own. He was even mock wrestling Vincent the other day (who was very gentle with him). It was so cute! He laid on his back nipping at Vincent, who stood over him nipping back. His scar has essentially healed so I put him and Vincent back together in their cage. Baby doesn't like to climb things anymore, so I'm hoping Vincent will teach him how.
He still does the stiff arm thing whenever I try to pick him up and put him in front of his soft food. How do you know you love your ferrets? You crunch up their hard food in a mortar and pestle every night so that they can eat wet food. I haven't bought a coffee grinder yet, mostly because I'm still hopeful that he'll start to eat his hard food on his own, but if he doesn't I will.
Vincent's been a real trooper about this. He still sulks, and he's gained a lot of weight, but I'm hoping that now they're back together in the cage, he'll calm down a bit. Last I checked in on them, they were curled up together asleep.
