From:
fhbythesea@aol.com
Date: 2002-02-25 00:02:00 UTC
Subject: Re: New Ferret sick
In a message dated 2/24/02 5:50:38 PM Eastern Standard Time,
strawberrypgasus@n... writes:
<< I got a new baby ferret from Petco last tuesday, she's a marshell ferret
and all she wants to do now is sleep. She won't eat. I got baby food and
some water down her, but she clenches her jaws so tight I can barely get
anything down her. Any ideas whats going on? Her poop looks fine from the
last time she ate. She's been thin since I got her and she looks like she's
loosing even more weight. Her eyes were bright yesterday, but today she's
squinting. >>
My advice to you is to get that ferret to a vet ASAP. Do your best to force
feed her until you can have her seen by a vet, but I would be in the parking
lot, waiting for the vet to open this morning...She could have so many things
going on and her immune system is not mature....Test the stools, do blood
tests and think about distemper...The Petco should reimburse you for any fees
charged as she was most likely already sick when you purchased her.
If you have other ferrets, keep this little one in strict isolation. Act as
if she has something contagious. Good luck to you and the little one....
Lisa Leidig, Head Ferret
The Ferret Haven "By-the-Sea"
www.ferrethaven.org