From:
neinta@hotmail.com
Date: 2005-02-13 19:07:56 UTC
Subject: RE: Hiccups
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <662824.1108321676953.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
Author wrote:
> There has been a lot of noise, people in and
> out, and tools, etc. though.
Ferrets often get hiccups when they are anxious/nervous or scared. I can actually trigger hiccups in my girl by sneaking up behind her and clapping my hands real loud. If I make a sudden movement at my boy and surprise him, he can get the hiccups. And both had hiccups for a few days after I moved into a new home.
Noises and changes in environment can trigger hiccups.
However, I am not a vet and if it more of a gagging than a hiccup, you may want to have his throat checked.