From:
Sukie Crandall
Date: 2002-04-10 09:53:00 UTC
Subject: Re: advice (he-he-he sound that is not at play and harsh)
Sukie,
no, he is doing it when trying to eat, when laying down,
when playing etc. This is almost like a harsh sound.
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> Could he be making this sound because he has sore throat?
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Is it a cough? A throat clearing?
Some ferrets eat too fast and do a sound like that while
eating in that situation.
If it's like that but it's not pronounced he may be having
irritation or tickling from ingested fur, a problem that
increases during shedding seasons. Are you giving a furball
remedy like Laxatone, Laxastat, Petromalt, or petroleum jelly?
If not, give a bit of that each day while he's shedding and
brush or comb him daily to remove excess fur while he sheds.
Is he grooming his fur a lot?
If he's found a new secret place that collect dust that will
do it, too.
If it's pronounced and you think that it may be a cough then
get him to the vet.
Yes, he could have a sore throat from any of these things or
from an infection.
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