Message Number: YG8258 | New FHL Archives Search
From: Steve Austin
Date: 2001-10-29 05:05:00 UTC
Subject: Inhaled object

I would say with sneezing, blood, and you saw that
there is a foreign body, it needs to be removed, it
may be easy to see by the vet if it isn't too far back,
or need a scope- but let your vet take a look first
and decide.

Patty
> Our ferret snow started sneezing violently suddenly last night.
> When I picked her up I noticed the end of a stiff thread sticking
> out
> of her nose (could be a fox tail or hard carpet fiber?). Before I
> could grab it the end completely went into her nose. she continued
>
> to sneeze periodically for the next hour and I noticed a tiny drop
> of
> blood coming out of her nose. She also seemed to be hurting
> whenever
> her nose touched anything. Help, What do I do. Should she be
> scoped
> to check to see if it is lodged in her airway?