From:
Vickie McKimmey
Date: 2001-10-22 03:52:00 UTC
Subject: health question
I have a client who got a kit hob from me and he is 3 1/2 now. Very
active and healthy and gets regular checks from the vet. Was in for
shots over the summer and checked out fine.
About four months ago she had him out in the yard, not knowing the
lawn folks had been there and had applied chemicals to the yard. He
had some irritation with his nose and eyes and went to the vet for
treatment and seemed fine shortly thereafter.
This past week he seemed not to be his perky self, kinda depressed,
so into the vet for a check. A heart murmur was found.
Can a ferret develop a heart murmur later in life? The vet was quite
surprised - never hearing it until now. Could this be a result of
the chemicals? What else should she ask the vet to look for?
I suggested a full blood workup, since everything else seemed fine,
except the murmur.
The sire and dam are still going strong, no health issues and there
are not any documented heart problems that I know of in the
bloodlines.
Any info/insight would be greatly appreciated.
Vickie