From:
"Sue Liszewski"
Date: 2004-08-04 03:59:01 UTC
Subject: RE: [ferrethealth] Skinny ferret
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <BAY15-F16jDchxxY9LN0004f22c@hotmail.com>
Anything is possible. Racoons carry a parasite called Baylis Ascaris and it
can cause problems in any other animals including people that are not seen
in racoons. Could be insulinoma but always consider the possibility and
mention it to the vet too. Best of Luck.
Dr. Sue
>From: LLavador@compuserve.com
>Reply-To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>Subject: [ferrethealth] Skinny ferret
>Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 23:20:44 +0100 (BST)
>
>Bonsoir,,
>
>I have 4 ferrets, one is 7 years old, Max . Every night, raccoons come and
>eat food on my yard, or balcony. Recently, they pooped around, and one of
>the poop was green diarrhea.
>
>It is possible that Max came out and smelled it or touched it. He is now
>skinny (he has lost 25% of his muscular mass in 3 or 4 days), he had very
>violent spasms when he tried to eat, he thrown out the little he swallowed,
>he has a diahrrea and no temperature...
>
>Do you have an opinion ?
>
>We have an appointment to the vet tomorrow, he thinks its insulonamia.
>
>Thks
>
>
>Patrice G. Llavador
>Tél : (450) 224 4612
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