From:
Russell Prater
Date: 2004-07-12 16:56:16 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] constant coughing
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <40F2C2B0.C7FC08B1@worldnet.att.net>
rubbersoulabbey@yahoo.com wrote:
> My ferret gertrude is about 9 months old. Since she was about 4 months old she starting getting a horrible cough. I took her to my vet and gerty was given some meds. It got a bit better but never went away. Now she is starting to cough more often,
One thing that can produce a cough is hwart failure with fluid in the
lungs. My Booger had it and the vet gave him Lasix and Enacard which
helped tremendously. Ask your vet to check Gertrude's heart and lungs.
Might be something totally else, too. I'm not a vet.