From:
"Sue Liszewski"
Date: 2003-10-21 04:21:24 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Healthy ferret occasionally vomiting?
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <Law12-F50vWWGxegIqu00003384@hotmail.com>
Could also be an early sign of Fur balls in the stomach, they can move on
and off the pylorus and block it so food can't pass and he vomits, when it
is not blocking the pylorus he is fine. I would have it looked into because
sometimes when I catch this early I can treat with enzyme treated feedings
and dissolve it some. Do it before he gets worse and sick and loses weight.
Good Luck!
>From: Sydney <sydneyharper@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Healthy ferret occasionally vomiting?
>Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 10:06:25 -0700 (PDT)
>
>I had a ferret several years ago who did this and it
>turned out to be tumors in his stomach that had almost
>(but not quite) blocked off his pyloric valve. The
>result was that food could only leave his stomach very
>slowly. Apparently, if he overate and his stomach
>couldn't empty fast enough, he would vomit. We were
>new ferret owners at the time and didn't notice until
>the vomiting got severe one morning. Even then, once
>he emptied his stomach, he was his usual happy self.
>If I remember correctly, X-rays with barium didn't
>show a blockage but showed the barium moving out of
>his stomach very slowly. My understanding, though, is
>that this type of tumor would be very rare. He ended
>up having surgery where part of his stomach was
>removed where the bulk of the tumor was. Then the vet
>stretched and snipped away at the tumor covering the
>opening to the intestines so food could move out. He
>never had any more problems with it.
>
>Sydney
>
>--- WOLFYSLUV@aol.com wrote:
> > I have a very healthy 3 year old male, who is at
> > a hearty weight. He
> > lately has been vomiting. The food doens't really
> > look very much digested. I
> > feel like he is eating and then vomiting not long
> > after. He has been doing this
> > off and on for two weeks now. Yet he has not lost
> > any weight at all, and acts
> > normal.
>
>
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