HELP WITH KITS

[Guest tops]

This afternoon I found my gill dead. 3 weeks ago she had kits. So now I have four three week old hungry kits. They are not really developed enough to eat, although they have tried to suck on some minced chicken but really didnt get much from it. I have no other gills and was wondering if any one had a nursing gill that could foster the kits. I am in greater manchester area near to glossop. Or any advice is welcome has any one succesfully reared three week old kits?

[Kay 3,709]

This afternoon I found my gill dead. 3 weeks ago she had kits. So now I have four three week old hungry kits. They are not really developed enough to eat, although they have tried to suck on some minced chicken but really didnt get much from it. I have no other gills and was wondering if any one had a nursing gill that could foster the kits. I am in greater manchester area near to glossop. Or any advice is welcome has any one succesfully reared three week old kits?

 

Can i cross post this to a couple of forums please

[Guest tops]

This afternoon I found my gill dead. 3 weeks ago she had kits. So now I have four three week old hungry kits. They are not really developed enough to eat, although they have tried to suck on some minced chicken but really didnt get much from it. I have no other gills and was wondering if any one had a nursing gill that could foster the kits. I am in greater manchester area near to glossop. Or any advice is welcome has any one succesfully reared three week old kits?

 

Can i cross post this to a couple of forums please

Yes feel free I have made some phone calls but up to now have had no joy

[Guest bullterrier]

HOPE YOU GET IT SORTED MATE ......JOHN

[stubby 175]

I know its a long way, but i have 2 jills still with milk, if you dont get any help nearer, am in essex though

[ferret15 0]

until you find a Jill with milk buy some kitten milk and a 5ml sering and give them some every 3-4hours it not perfect but will keep them alive (better still find a woman who's breastfeeding and get her to give you express you some as this is supposed to be the closet match but i would think you would need to know her quite well to ask maybe get the missus to ask for you )

 

good luck

[ferretville 69]

Have you tried your local vet for a bit of advice they might be able to help u out just a idea hope you get it sorted

[Guest ilderfryd]

Until you find a jill you can also put some chicken or rabbit into a blender and then blend it wih kittenmilk as ferret15 wrote.

They should be able to eat some of it in the age of 3-4 weeks.

 

Good luck with them. I will hope for the best.

[Guest ARTEMIS]

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Edited August 18, 2007 by ARTEMIS

[Guest tops]

Thanks to everyone for their advice, but sadly I had to put the kits down as they were just starving to death. I have a mincer and minced some chicken repeatedly until it was pulp but they refused to take any. I am out at work 11 hours a day so feeding every few hours with a dropper was out of the question. I sent an email and left a telephone message with Bolton ferret welfare but got no reply. I think if they had been one week older they might have pulled through but at just under three week old it was too much.

[ferret15 0]

sorry to hear that if you were closer to me i would of taken them for you.