From:
sukieferret
Date: 2002-01-08 14:39:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Sick Ferret
I am sorry to have to be so frank, but MANY times there simply is absolutely NO substitute for veterinary care. You have encountered that reality twice recently and it sounds as if you may be meeting up with it a third time.
Have you checked to see if you might be able to barter labor with your vet in exchange for care? I even know of a doctoral student who did this --cleaning cages, mopping floors, etc.to pay for needed care. Others use insurance. Some simply don't get a pet until they have a certain amount placed away for future vet care. Still others runup debt short-term.
Please, this ferret needs veterinary care, please find a solution that permits that to be obtained.
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., "ionicprin76" <IonicPrin76@a...> wrote:
> I have a sick ferret.He is about 7 years old and I think he is
> suffering from a cold...trouble breathing,sluggishness, and sleeping
> alot.He eats and drinks well, but maybe he is just gettting older?
> Also, we recently had 2 ferrets die since the beginning of the
> year.One was an albino we bought as a juvenile so his age we didn't
> know and the other was a 4 year old sable that seemed plump and
> healthy and active,until 2 days after the albino passed, he passed as
> well.The albino was very thin for almost 2 years and lost control of
> his back legs and had very little energy.The sable was active but had
> an infatuation with drinking the albino's urine.I was unable to take
> them to a vet near me due to lack of money, but I would like to know
> if anyone can maybe think of what happened to them so I can put
> myself at rest.I recently had given them new food(Purina One) and
> they seemed to eat it ok, but not as well as what they had before.Our
> remaining ferret seems to be doing ok as I was worried about
> distemper possibly in the two other ferrets.Is it possible that the
> new food had something to do with there death?I changed the food back
> to the old stuff for our last ferret in fear of that is what had
> killed the others.And is it possible that ferrets can die of being
> too cold?