Message Number: SG10270 | New FHL Archives Search
From: Sandy Nobles
Date: 2004-08-27 14:11:07 UTC
Subject: Have ???'s about an old ferret.
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <20040827141107.7652.qmail@web41309.mail.yahoo.com>

I'm new here and need some advice. I'm caring for my son's almost 10 year old ferret. My son left to go to school and is unable to take Coco his ferret with him. Coco so far has never been sick a day. When my son frist left Coco stopped eating and losted most of his weight. They but him on antibiotics witch only gave him a nasty case of diarrhea. I got him to eat now and the diarrhea is gone but he still doesn't seen to be his old self.
What illnesses affect an older ferrets and what would the onwer look for in a ferret Coco's age? He is thin now, his fur looks like an SOS pad now it was soft a smoot before my son left. All he wants to do is sleep his day away. Is there any test I should have run on him or blood work? what would I have a vet look for?
Thank you for your time and sorry for bring my problems to your group!
Sandy

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