From:
dr_bruce_williams
Date: 2002-06-30 18:23:00 UTC
Subject: Re: limping
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., "pwigglesbaby" <pwigglesbaby@y...>
wrote:
> I have a male ferret 5.5 yrs old in perfect health. I noticed he
has
> been limping a little bit the last 3 days. He eats,drinks and goes
> to the bathroom normally. I rubbed his right front leg aroung his
> shoulder and he tried to pull away. Any thoughts on what this could
> be? Thanks, Pam
Dear Pam -
What you have done is a common test that vets do - palpate the leg,
and if they resist, it generally indicates pain.
The next thing we do is try to figure out which joint is hurting
(usually it is one of the joints - toes, wrist, elbow, or shoulder.
Then we take an X-ray.
With kindest regards,
Bruce Williams, DVM