From:
sukiecrandall@telocity.com
Date: 2001-11-22 20:03:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Something stuck?
How old is he? What happens just before this? Is it actual
difficulty breathing instead of a sound like laughter? If it is actual
difficulty breathing do have his lungs and his heart checked by
the vet, including a chest x-ray, unless the vet has good reasons
to not do so.
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., "Stephanie L. Boyce" <sboyce@m...>
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Every now and then, (tonight particularly) my little guy seems to
get
> wheezy and has trouble breathing air in. The sound reminds
me of when
> someone is suffering from an asthma attack. It will happen for
about 20
> min to an hour or so, then he will give a couple of loud coughs
and then
> seem ok. Is this just a piece of food stuck in his airway? I get
> really freaked out sometimes when it's bad! I think he will
pass out
> for lack of oxygen. Should I be concerned??