From:
"Sue Liszewski"
Date: 2004-10-08 03:50:13 UTC
Subject: RE: [ferrethealth] Koma
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <BAY15-F26pneeFUtLch0005e6ed@hotmail.com>
Have x rays or b loodwork been done, you need to rule out other things,
heart, insulinoma, partial obstruction. Worms are least of your worries
they are not really common in ferrets so you need to look for other causes.
Good Luck.
Dr. Sue
>From: kmsjt@yahoo.com
>Reply-To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>Subject: [ferrethealth] Koma
>Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2004 02:44:28 +0100 (BST)
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> I have a male ferret named Koma I have had him for around two years but
>I don't have a clue how old he is. However recently he has began to loose
>his balance from his hind legs...the vet said that he had a slip disk and
>gave him steroids and made me contain him for 2 wks. He seems sometimes to
>still loose his balance a fall from time to time but is doing much better.
>he is also a very LAZY ferret hens the name Koma...he does eat well but
>seems to stay so thin I have had him treated for worms, but he is still
>very thin I am starting to get worried about him one would think that such
>a lazy animal would be over weight but he is so thin. I try to feed him
>ferret food but he refuses to eat it and will only eat cat food. I do get
>the Purina for kittens bc it has the most nutrients in it, if you can help
>please do.
> I appreciate your time,
> Kristin Seymour
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