Message Number: SG6498 | New FHL Archives SearchFrom: "Sue Liszewski"
Date: Sat, 01 Nov 2003 13:09:54 -0600
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Re: Worried - Please help
Message-ID: <Law12-F110TOkIt1tF000001c4a@hotmail.com>
I am a vet and I agree get him in Immediately if not sooner.
Dr. Sue
>From: Sukie Crandall <sukie@mac.com>
>Reply-To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>CC: souzagirl@hotmail.com
>Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Worried - Please help
>Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2003 11:53:06 -0500
>
> >My soon to be two-year-old ferret, Gambit, has always been very active
>and playful. In the past >couple of days (today included), however,
>Gambit is acting out of his ordinary self: he doesn't seem >to be
>eating a lot; he doesn't drink water from his water bottle and then
>seems to fill himself up with >water from my cat's water bowl; he seems
>to be sleeping much more than usual, even when I let >him out of his
>cage; he isn't interesting in playing, no matter how much I encourage
>him; he even >seems to be very weak, and today he was unable to stand
>on his back legs
>
>Okay, first off if he has influenza it would be from being exposed to a
>person who was shedding the virus itself, not from being around the
>shots. The vaccines are killed virus vaccines so they don't cause
>infection. I had to look them up on the CDC site for someone recently.
>
>I am more concerned that Gambit may have a blockage (though general
>symptoms like that could have other causes, certainly). Is he
>defecating? How much is he eating? A blockage is something that you
>have jump on FAST: no waiting for Monday. Make an emergency
>appointment today.
>
>Another possible cause of drinking greatly and being tired is diabetes.
> It is rare in ferrets, but it again is something which needs to be
>jumped on right away.
>
>As I said, there certainly are other possible causes, but with two of
>the possibilities requiring rapid action you really need to get care
>promptly.
>
>If you do not have a ferret vet check in:
>
>http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/ferrethealth/ReferenceShelf/
>FerretVets.htm
>http://fhl.sonic-weasel.org/vets/ Search by zip code, read FAQ first.
>http://www.quincyweb.net/quincy/vet.html
>http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/vets.htm
>http://www.ferretcentral.org/for-others/db-vets.html
>http://www.geocities.com/houseferrets13uk/Vets.html UK vets
>http://www.ferrets.org/Veterinarian_Listings.htm British Columbia vets
>http://www.ferretuniverse.com/index.html
>http://www.ferretcongress.org
>http://www.supportourshelters.org
>http://www.ferretcentral.org
>http://www.ferretnews.org/clinic.html
>http://www.ferretsanonymous.com/medical.html
>also in ferret magazines and through your area's ferret clubs
>
>Smartgroups is slow again today (having been chugging on posts that
>have been approved for about 4 days now though they do finally appear),
>but your ferret may have a problems which requires that you jump
>rapidly -- that vet appointment -- so I am not going to wait for your
>posts to appear on my screen before sending this reply.
>
>
>
>
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