In a message dated 3/18/99 12:05:00 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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> Throughout the night, the baby chose the brst milk
>  over water, mashed ferret food, pedialyte, or strained baby meat.  By this
>  morning, he was almost good as new (still very skinny though).  When we
>  consulted the vet, he said "that ferret should be dead from dehydration?
>  How did you save him?"  He then asked if I was available for referrals!  I
>  do realize that mother ferret milk would have been better, but alas, there
>  are no local breeders.
>  Chris

We've had great success saving immature squirrels with expressed breastmilk.
(You would not BELIEVE how many people have asked if we actually NURSED the
squirrels!)  A friend of mine used a store of frozen milk for one she rescued,
and then I did the same for a couple of weeks before turning my own foundling
over to her.  (Just could not deal with getting up every two hours to feed a
squirrel.  :-))
In the short term, it seems to do a very good job.
I'm happy your little pet is doing so well, I'm sure your son is thrilled.

Cyndi Egbert, ICCE
Lamentations 4:3,4  Even the jackals present their breasts to nurse their
young; But the daughter of my people has become cruel, like ostriches in the
wilderness.  The tongue of the infant clings to the roof of its mouth for
thirst...
Breastfeeding Bible Study- http://members.aol.com/davdme/bfbible.htm