Message Number: YG11302 | New FHL Archives Search
From: Shirley Hewett
Date: 2002-02-21 00:34:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Stiff Joints

--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., "nlchipman" <nicole@m...>
wrote:
> In fact, when I hold him,
> he always brings his legs up to his chest and tightens up.
He has
> never just dangled.
> He is also losing his hair.

I recently had a male ferret sent to me for observation
because he was
"walking funny and could he have arthritis?". After an hour
at my place it
was clear that he was absolutely blind, later confirmed by our
vet. His
owner didn't realise it because the ferret was totally
familiar with his own
home surroundings but had to learn new surroundings at my
place. Just a
thought.