From:
darksetter@yahoo.com
Date: 2004-09-04 19:35:20 UTC
Subject: RE: Limp Feet!!!!
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <26980954.1094327235456.JavaMail.nobody@magnesium.smartgroups.com>
Author wrote:
> Hi Everyone. My friend's ferret has been having problem with his feet. For 4 days,
both of his feet went limp (numb?)... SO, he has been crawling with his hands (front
legs).
> The ferret has been getting a lot massages and vitamins, but nothing seem to
improve the problem. As of yesterday, the ferret got a strange lump on his stomach.
(excess of water?) - Bu the's still eating and going to the litter box as usual.
> Medical and treatment do cost a lot of money. And at the current stage, it's not
affordtable for my friend.
> Any advice of what we can do, or suggestions where we can take the ferret for
check-up for a very low cost in New York area?
> Thank you!
this ferret needs a vet now , not tommorow or the next day he has a major problem
and is suffering call around and do whatever needs to be done to get this ferret
help, whether its making payments contacting a shelter ect....!
we have had 6 ferrets and all needed at least 1000 or more dollars in medical care,
my girl snoopy just cost 3000 before she was properly diagnosed and luckily
succresfully treated for a 106 fever , this has literally tapped us out of any savings
we have had for anything including rent money! my wife and i both love ferrets
more than life itself but we wont adopt another one till we have enuff money in the
bank to care for them when care is needed!
[Moderator's Note: Please, let's NOT take this beyond the aspect that ferrets do tend
to wind up needing medical care and it does add up. It's not unusual for peopel to
learn this the hard way, and providinv needed medical care is among the great ways
to show a person's love for four footed family members.]