From:
"Tressie"
Date: 2008-08-22 20:40:07 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Help! They Quit Pooping!!
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, Ashley Schultz
<momtofuzzies@...> wrote:
>
> Hey,
Hi Ashley,
Without examining Clyde's stool closely its hard to say whether he's
passed a forming obstruction. Sometimes it takes several poops to
get it all out.
In terms of Bonnie, I wouldn't wait to take her to the vet. An x-ray
may not show the actual obstruction but there will be gas bubbles
before and after an obstruction that would show on the x-ray - if
there is an obstruction in there. Some vets also do a barium and if
it doesn't pass through freely its another sign of an obstruction.
Pumpkin is great! It is more palatable if mixed into a duck soup and
works just as well. A ferret with an already formed obstruction does
not generally want to eat, whereas, if still eating there may be a
partial obstruction forming. Sounds like you are doing everything
correctly with a suspected obstruction but if she still hasn't passed
anything by the time you read this post - I wouldn't delay in getting
her to a vet.
And if she starts vomiting - get her in asap!
Tressie
> So here is my question, if Clyde continues to poop 1) Does this
mean he has passed whatever was in there? 2) How long should I wait
before taking Bonnie to the vet? 3) Is there anything else I should
be doing?
> Neither of them are acting sick. I thought that they seemed a
little bit more=A0tired then usual, but my boyfriend did not think so.
They are playing, and running around, and are still eating and
drinking. (I have seen them eating, but I'm not sure how much. They
never eat a lot at once, just kinda munch throughout the day. So it
is hard to tell if they are eating as much as usual.) I pressed on
thier bellies last night and neither of them felt hard, and neither
one seemed to be in pain from me touching it. I didn't feel any lumps
or anything else either..
> Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks!!!
> Ashley, Dale, Bonnie, and Clyde
>
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