From:
Mary Alvarez-Cabreras
Date: 2001-12-17 10:50:00 UTC
Subject: Re: [Ferret-Health-list] ferret crying out in sleep
Hello Deena:
My little Chewy would also make those crying noises in his sleep from time
to time. I always assumed that he was having bad dreams. I've had him
since he was Six (6) Weeks old and even though he's 7.5 Years old now and
currently has aliments, he has made these noises even when he was very
young and perfectly healthy.
He rarely does this anymore but when he used to cry in his sleep, I would
usually call his name softly and stroke him awake, and talk to him softly
too, so that he comes out of his nightmare gently. Then cuddle him for
awhile and put him back to bed. I figured that he was probably dreaming of
someone stepping on his tail or maybe even a giant foot that actually
ATTACKS back. Who knows?
Happy Holidays,
Mary
At 06:49 PM 12/14/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Kiwi is my three year old MF female. Lately she has been crying out in her
>sleep fairly often, I know that ferrets can have occasional bad dreams, but
>due to the frequency, (6-8 times in a week) I am worried. She is eating,
>drinking, pooping, peeing normally. When she's awake, she's very playful.
>The only other possible symptom is that she is sleeping more than the
>others, and has been found sleeping off by herself (instead of with the
>group) a few times.
>
>She has been to the vet- seems to be a perfectly healthy ferret. The vet
>says if it continues we can do some bloodwork. I wanted to ask the lists
>opinion. Is this the next recommended step? What would we be looking for?
>How dangerous is it to take blood from the jugular of a very squirmy ferret?
>My vet says she is confident that she can get the blood with her awake, but
>Kiwi doesn't have a lot of loose skin on her scruff, and often wiggles out
>of a scruff hold. In fact, during her exam, neither the vet nor I were
>completely successful holding her still for more than a few seconds. Of
>course I would worry about gassing her down to get the blood too, and
>couldn't that affect the results?
>
>Thanks for any input here. .............deena
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