Message Number: YG11892 | New FHL Archives Search
From: Russell Prater
Date: 2002-03-13 20:10:00 UTC
Subject: Re: [Ferret-Health-list] update Toby recheck

dorinnek wrote:

> Can Toby be pooping normally and still have a big hairball in his
> stomach? He still grinds when he eats.

Actually, yes he can. In the stomach a hairball has room to move around
and may only block the exit now and then. I'm also worried about that
grinding his teeth when he eats. Tooth grinding is a sign of pain in the
tummy and very often goes with stomach ulcers.
I am not a vet.

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