From:
whiteweasel@earthlink.net
Date: 2003-09-29 20:35:07 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Sick Ferret
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <13857406.1064867715509.JavaMail.root@gonzo.psp.pas.earthlink.net>
Hi, Megan, and everyone else,
-----Original Message-----
From: Megan Cooper <megfire1115@hotmail.com>
> I currently have a female albino ferret who I think is sick. She's had
> diarriha off and on for about 2 weeks. She's very skinny, and sleeps all of
> the time...
> She also has what looks like a ringworm spot on her side.
> Please let me know what might be wrong with her, and what I can do for her
> as well.
You need to get her to a ferret vet ASAP. Two weeks was too long
already. Your vet will take a fecal smear and/or a stool sample and look
at it under the microscope to determine what is going on. If that doesn't
show anything out of the ordinary he or she may do bloodwork.
Ferrets can go downhill very quickly. There is no way you can know what
to do for her until you know what is wrong. Nobody on this list can tell
you for certain what is wrong, not even the excellent vets here, without
examining her.
Good luck!
All the best,
Caity and the non-stop nine