From:
sukiec@optonline.net
Date: 2005-12-02 19:08:55 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] ferret ''screaming'', violently shaking head and ''sneezing''
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
In addition to the causes already mentioned, I have heard of this, too, with sinus problems.
The easiest after a transient allergy (See Alicia's post.) is a painful bacterial sinus infection. Ruffle did it when she and I kept getting one. We never knew if we traded it back and forth since her health was always so bad (She had multiple handicaps and multiple serious deformities which needed hands on daily care.) or if perhaps someone else in the family had a silent infection so finally if I recall right everyone here was treated with a long run of antibiotics, either that or it was discussed being done but then was not needed at the end -- all ferrets and all humans.
Providing steam to help drainage was very important; I recall that. Back then we would not have had our steamer and even before I found a tiny electrical counter fan, I think, so that would have been when I would set a pot boiling, have a hand fan in one arm and the ferret cuddling against my chest while I very carefully waved steam at us both (BE VERY CAREFUL to keep your fan arm high so that you do NOT risk knocking over the water.). I finally got an industrial clothing steamer and I can't tell you how very many ferrets that has helped as well as helping us sometimes.
I THINK that have heard of this symptom combo with a ferret who somehow sniffed a small (to a human) solid object into a sinus; I can't recall what they did. Endoscopy? Physical removal? Sinus sprays to help dislodge? Steam? No idea and I can't find it or recall which list it was one.
I also recall one who I think might have fit the combo who had a sinus tumor.
Right now I am very short on time but it might pay to check "sinus" in the FHL and FML archives:
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/
and
http://listserv.cuny.edu/archives/ferret-search.html
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