From:
DaveGaines@aol.com
Date: 2005-04-22 21:41:51 UTC
Subject: Re: Cold, weak, unresponsive ferret
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <1c6.272eda39.2f9ac99f@aol.com>
In a message dated 4/22/2005 1:07:39 PM Eastern Standard Time,
ferrethealth-digest-help@smartgroups.com writes:
She didn't want
to move or was too weak to move, she was limp, cold to the touch and looks
anaemic (pale gums). She'll be going to the vets first thing in the morning.
She needs her body temperature raised immediately with a heating pad & with
her wrapped in towels or a blanket on top of it. I hope you've already done
this.
I've had a couple of ferrets present these symptoms & I agree that insulinoma
is a strong possibility, although since I've joined this list I've learned
about so many other ferret conditions that I wouldn't swear to it. One of the
ferrets this happened to with me was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy & a 3rd
degree heart block, along with insulinoma. Yours sure needs to get her body
temperature up fast, though, before & on the way to the vet.
DG