From:
team-machine
Date: 2002-02-10 17:09:00 UTC
Subject: [Ferret-Health-list] is he sick???
I would give him more time. It sounds like he might have somewhat of new
stressors in his life and needs to get better settled. The antibiotics may
also be decreasing his appetite, this happened with my ferret. Have you seen
any diarrhea with the Clavomox? This is a good antibiotic but not only does
it get rid of the bad bacteria but the good ones too which may cause some
loose stool. I found it helpful to give my ferret yougart(with active
cultures ) when this happened. It also gave him some extra calories and
sugar when his appetite was a little down for the meds.
----- Original Message -----
From: "sweet28red" <sweet28red@y...>
To: <Ferret-Health-list@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 11:03 AM
> I have a year old ferret that our family took in with his buddy too.
> They are the sweetest things. The male is Bubba and the female is
> Oscar. Anyway, Bubba when I took him to the vet for their shots
> weighed a whopping 2lbs7oz. Well, he started sneezing and coughing,
> so the vet put him on antibiotics plus gave him a shot. Oscar got
> the cold so I got her taken care of too. Then about 2 weeks later
> Bubba started almost a choking cough type sound. Took him back to
> the vet said he was running a slight temp and his weight was down to
> 2lbs.4oz. It may not seem like much but ounces I think count a lot
> for these little guys. He is still playing, running, and eating like
> normal just doesn't seem well. The vet gave him another shot and put
> him on Clavomox this time. He has quit the choking sound but he
> still isn't putting the weight back on. Should I be worried or just
> give it a little more time and see what happens? Oscar has not
> gotten sick again and she seems to hover and nitpick Bubba since this
> last visit to the vet. Anyway, just curious. I am learning all I
> can about ferrets and their care. When we got them the cage was
> mildewed and disgusting and they were being fed Alley Cat catfood.
> We cleaned up the cage (it looks new almost) and switched them to
> Country Valley Ferret food. Every once in a while Bubba gets
> peanutbutter (Oscar doesn't like it) and we have some ferret treats
> they get once a day. Thanks in advance for any help or advice I get.
> Thank you!!! Sweet28red
>