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oheapame@isu.edu
Date: 2002-04-14 09:22:00 UTC
Subject: [Ferret-Health-list] FERRET FELL FROM 4TH FLOOR!!!
Yikes!!!
first and critical are:
how is her color? (are gums nice and pink?)
how is her breathing? regular, deep, shallow, fast, slow?
is she eating/drinking?
is she dehydrated? (if you pinch up the skin over her shoulders, does
it pop back down, or take a bit?)
can you get her to be active?
is there anything different about the way she moves?
Unfortunately, you can't see pupils on ferts, to see if they are
dilated, but I would make repeated observations of the above things,
and anything else you see. keep a chart. Hopefully the little critter
is ok, but if the vet is not ferret friendly, that is a dismissive
treatment I have seen with animals that are 'smaller than a breadbox'.
I would be most concerned about concussion-like injuries, and chest-
lung injuries (pneumothorax). keep in mind the weekend is here, you
are better addressing issues while the office is open, and line up a 24
hour place if you do not yet have one. if there seems to be a problem,
do NOT wait it out.
good luck
Pam OHearn
----- Original Message -----
From: "Soledad" <orion77@t...>
> Hi everyone. I'm writing for a friend. I'm so glad my ferret is
> ok, because her ferret is really bad.
>
> My friend Laura is from Mexico and yesterday her ferret Buffy fell
> from the 4th floor. They thought she was dead!
>
> But luckily they found her alive and only with a wound below his
> mouth. They took her to the vet and he said that Buffy had no
> fractures. He gave her a shot to prevent shock and for the pain.
> Buffy now is sleeping a lot.
>
> My friend wants to know if the sleeping is normal, how is the
> recovery process and what symphtoms should she check to be sure
> Buffy is fine... What are the complications from this kind of
> accident?? My friend is very worried and don't know what to do to
> help her ferret.
> Please, any advice would be great. I'll send her all the responses.
>
> Soledad (and Laura)
>