From:
Sukie Crandall
Date: 2001-06-03 17:44:00 UTC
Subject: Re: sick ferret (Peanuts, blockage possibility)
>My ferret rescently ate some spanish peanuts..this must of made her ill
>right away...she must have thrown up for about 24 hours and got really
>dehydrated in this time ..when I noticed this she had started to stiffen
>and get sieziers in the rear legs .. I also noticed her tummy was bloated a
>little ..... I took her to the emergency vet right away..the vet said that
they didnt know much about ferrets .and put her on I. V fluids
A blockage is a distinct possibility. Legumes, nuts, carrots, latex,
rubber, rawhide, and some other things have certainly killed way too
many ferrets. If there is a blockage it might pass, but a person
can't safely wait a long time with blockages and rapid surgery is
very often the only solution.