From:
"Sue Liszewski"
Date: 2004-05-11 03:41:21 UTC
Subject: RE: [ferrethealth] In need of some advise
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <BAY15-F35DWBVfE2uQO00037d2d@hotmail.com>
One possibility os a hairball. Then can get a partial obstruction and it
moves, when it is on one position they are fien no problem, another they are
sick. They can also be difficult to diagnose so looking with x ray and
possibly even contrast. I have had to surgically remove them from some
ferrets. Good luck.
Dr. Sue
>From: davidellwyn@hotmail.com
>Reply-To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>Subject: [ferrethealth] In need of some advise
>Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 11:04:03 +0100 (BST)
>
>Hello,
>
>I have a female ferret, she is about 1.5 years old
.she has always been
>very hyper but over the last few weeks she seems to sleep a lot more and
>doesnt have the energy she used to
.sometimes when I take her out to play
>she just curls up and goes to sleep
.also she was sick to her stomach twice
>in about a three day period (threw up a bit of food and water)
.that was
>about 4 days ago now and she hasnt been sick since. She is eating,
>drinking, and pooping as usual. I took her to a vet, the only one in my
>town
he says he has a lot of experience with ferrets
.and he said her
>heart, breathing, temp, and spleen were all fine
.and no lumps or bumps
>that he could feel. I have noticed that her hair on the tail is a bit
>thinner but defiantly not bald
.pretty much just the softer fuzz underneath
>the longer hair is gone
.but it is easier to see the skin underneath
.the
>hair on the rest of her body is normal and no sexual aggresion. I have
>just finished school and my roommate had a ferret also and we kept them
>together
they were really close
..now that I have finished school and
>separated from my roommate I thought I would get another ferret (male he is
>about 11 weeks old now) to keep her company
.I have been slowly introducing
>them. Im not sure if this is causing her to act like this because of
>increased stress or if there is some other underlying cause (this all
>started about the same time as I finished school about 4 weeks ago and past
>week Ive really noticed it). Any advise or help you could offer me would
>be greatly appreciated. Thanks
>
>David
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