From:
Steve Austin
Date: 2003-12-26 17:42:51 UTC
Subject: Help!! Is it diareah or constipation??
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <6166426.1072476619872.JavaMail.nobody@magnesium.smartgroups.com>
A friend of mine was saying the same thing
about her 6 year old ferret , a female, that was straining a lot
and passing gas. She assumed constipated or a blockage and
was giving a lot of ferretlax. It ended up being a urinary blockage
from a complication of adrenal disease.
I would be looking at this as a possibility as well.
Urinary blockage can be life threatening and is much more
common in males than females, a vet could
try to palpate the bladder and see if it is quite large
and perhaps try to express urine and see if any relief.
I may be off here, but I have not seen a constipated ferret unless
we are talking about a blockage in the intestines.
Good luck,
Patty
On Thu, 25 Dec 2003 22:01:28 +0000 (GMT) SAcke86583@aol.com writes:
> I have a 6 yr old male who has been having poop problems for 6 or
> more months. I was labeling it diareah but I'm not so sure. It is
> extremely runny & light colored, but at the same time he seems to
> have some difficulty going and there is less of it in the last few
> weeks. He seems to have gas. He has taken numerous meds starting
> with antiobiotic, blood tests showing nothing and of course a stool
> culture. Any suggestions or opinions
> would be welcome. Should I try the syrup?? Could it hurt?? [except
> for giving him a sweet tooth of course)