From:
"Sukie Crandall"
Date: 2007-03-17 16:26:16 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: new ferret
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Probably the best thing is a vet exam and a fecal check. If there is diarrhea then at least 3
fecal checks within a week (because of how coccidia behaves).
Parasites and some GI problems can be avoided that way.
Besides, you will need to make sure there is not a painful condition causing the biting.
The last one who wound up here due to biting had an entrapped baby canine and an
abscess. I was able to remove the baby tooth myself and then it just burst pus. We never
saw such a grateful kit. From then on for her entire life I could do not wrong, and she
never bit anyone again. In fact, she would gently hold my big toe in her her mouth
whenever she felt sick; it was her own way of telling me.
Of course, she went right to the vet for evaluation and follow-up care.
The people had battered her because she was biting instead of helping her with what was
wrong, and in throwing her against a wall had even broken her tail.
ECE is another matter; some kits are asymptomatic but can infect and that can last for
months. Recommended:
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/ECE/ECE.html
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