From:
"Patricia Kaczorowski"
Date: 2007-03-23 11:34:21 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Constipation...& loss of Oxygen
To: <ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com>
Constipation would be pretty rare in a ferret. What makes you think he is constipated? Is he straining in the litter boxes, or moving from box to box to go? It may be he is actually straining to pee and this can be a result of adrenal gland disease ( which also makes sense since you mentioned hair loss)
The other episodes you describe can be actually low blood sugar which causes him to be listless and out of it (dazed),etc.
I think he needs a vet visit and a blood panel done, glucose, CBC ,etc. But he definitely needs a full check up.
Good luck,
Patty
----- Original Message -----
From: Carol
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 9:40 PM
Subject: [ferrethealth] Constipation...& loss of Oxygen
My ferret Ray has a problem with constipation from
time to time. and someone told me to give him plain
yogurt, any suggestions? also, after he eats his food
thats been soften up. if there happens to be a hard
kibble in it, and if it stays stuck in his throat I
guess, he remains still his paws turn extemely red and
his ears, like he's without any oxygen, and what I do
is I breath over his mouth and nose like two big good
ones and like pat him, then put him on the floor, Ray
will like try and shake himself out of it and
sometimes it's like a 5 min process. maybe even a few
minutes
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