From:
strawberrypgasus@netscape.net
Date: 2001-11-15 18:51:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Can any one help? Smelly ferret poop
Thank you for your concern. The 3 vets that I took the ferret that
just passed to I did mention ECE each time and they rejected it. Even
though I had read up on it many times especially the vomiting then
green poops.
The baby is on Marshal ferret food. I switched him to 8&1 because that
was what my orgianl ferret was on but it didn't seem to make the poop
smell any better so now (to comply with the warrenty) he's back on
marshals.
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., "Mike Janke" <mjanke@m...> wrote:
> I'm terribly sorry to hear of your ferret dying. She no doubt
> contracted ECE from the new baby ferret that came into the home.
> Your description of her symptoms and the fact that she became ill
two
> days after the introduction, are classic.
>
> Usually, the baby ferret shows no signs of illness and never does.
> They're just the carrier. Had your vet known about this common
> disease, the outcome *may* have been different. But in some cases,
> the ferret does not survive and nothing can be done.
>
> As for the baby... what kind of food are you feeding him? Marshalls
> ferret food has fish as its primary ingredient and it smells real
> fishy and causes very smelly poop. Diarrhea can cause a prolapsed
> rectum (the pronounced anus)and is a symptom of the diarrhea rather
> than a problem of its own. Clear up the diarrhea and the prolapse
> will improve. This condition can be treated, but if the diarrhea
> continues, the prolapse may too.
>
> Even if the baby does have an active case of ECE, it's usually very
> short lived in ferrets that young and they are often hardly
> affected. It's not likely that ECE is the problem with him.
>
> mike
>
> --- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., strawberrypgasus@n... wrote:
> > Ok I have a long and comlicated story but I'm going to shorten it
> and
> > anyone who REALLY wants the whole story can e-mail me.
> >
> > I just got a new baby ferret about 2 and a half weeks ago. He
seems
> > very healthy and happy. The only thing wrong is his poop smells
> SOOO
> > bad. We can't figure out why. His first vet vist went just fine
but
> > today I noticed that his anus is very pronounced and is now
> twitching.
> > He had a little bit of diareah this afternoon but is still eating
> and
> > drinking fine. Now I had a ferret before him and she got sick two
> > days after I got this new one and she just passed away yesterday.
> I
> > spent hundreds of dollars trying to get her to be better (she
> wasn't
> > eating/drinking, had green slimy poops and was vomiting) and no
vet
> > could tell me what was wrong. Now I have this problem with the
new
> > ferret and the REALLY stinky poop. So smelly I can't be in the
same
> > room with it. I clean his little box right afger he poops and the
> > whole house reaks if we leave for a few hours.
> >
> > I have a vet apointment tomorrow, but I wanted to know if anyone
> here
> > has had a simialr situation and could help let me know what they
> think
> > is going on. Thanks