From:
Jen Phillips
Date: 2004-09-23 04:02:18 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Projectile Vomiting
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-Id: <28899428.1095914096436.JavaMail.nobody@strontium.smartgroups.com>
That's what I was afraid I'd hear. I spoke with her vet yesterday while I
was there for an appointment, and they said to keep an eye on her for a few
days to see if how she's doing.
Since I had no luck catching her while she was going potty in the ferret
room, I put her in our hospital cage. But there were a few skinny looking
poops in their room, I just hadn't seen who left them. I haven't seen her
go yet, but she hasn't been in there long. As soon as she goes, I'll know
if she was the culprit. If she doesn't go in a reasonable amount of time,
I'll call the vet immediately to get an Xray or surgery done.
I also went through their toys, and made an awful discovery. They had a
few balls that I bought from Walmart, that were chewed open and had
styrofoam inside. Those toys are now history, and had I realized they had
foam inside, I would have NEVER purchased them. I just went through their
toys not long before this and everything was ok.
I have seen Vivi eating which is good, and there has been no more vomiting
that I've seen. I'm still keeping her caged separately though, so that I
can see if her poops are skinny. The whole gang had a bigger than normal
dose of hairball remedy when we found those toys, just in case anyone else
ate some of it.
I'll be watching the whole gang closely. I really wish I would have
realized what was inside those balls before the ferrets did.