From:
Russell Prater
Date: 2001-11-04 15:10:00 UTC
Subject: Re: [Ferret-Health-list] help.. what are warning signs of
blockage?
> Karen Kerns wrote:
>
> My roommate dropped one of his artist erasers in the ferret room and
> never mentoned in to me.. I foudn it half chewed on under the couch
> today, and there were big chucks or eraser in some of the stool in the
> cage... What should I do? What kind of things to I need to look for
> to make sure my babies are o.k? I just discovered this a fe minutes
> ago and now I am frantic. Please advise!!!
I would start by giving all of them a large dose of hairball remedy or
cat laxative and repeat a couple times over tomorrow. Watch all of your
kids to make sure they are all pooping normally. If anyone quits pooping
or starts to vomit, get it to a vet.
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