From:
mjanke@miamiferret.org
Date: 2003-08-19 01:20:26 UTC
Subject: RE: Bandit-- grinding, girgly gas sounds in his throat??
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <6529869.1061256026147.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
I have to agree with Sukie. Everyone I've heard describe that sound in their ferret has always ended up with a diagnosis of megaesophagus. Hopefully, Bandit will be something else.
There's no cure for this condition and the prognosis is not good. Carla's article that Sukie mentioned has some good pointers and she maintained a ferret for quite some time with this condition so there's always hope if this is what Bandit has.
mike
Author wrote:
> just noticed something odd with him, it was while I was feeding him. I heard
> a rumbling sound- almost like gas bubbles but it wasn't coming from his mouth
> it sounded as if it was in his throat...for the life of me I can't figure it
> out.