From:
Sukie Crandall
Date: 2010-01-21 17:55:13 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Gagging
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
There are a number of possibilities which have been documented with
similar situations:
mega esophagus
lung malignancy
injury to esophagus (vet documentations and people asking for help
for this has consistently mentioned the problem being bone but the
number
is small)
blockage in stomach
heart disease (Can press on the esophagus if very large.)
Dysphagia (In which case anything two liquid or too solid can be
difficult
to swallow)
throat infection
ulceration of throat (often --same as mouth ulcerations -- secondary to
kidney disease)
etc.
On Jan 21, 2010, at 11:27 AM, Stephanie wrote:
> I have an 8 year old ferret that has started to gag when drinking
> water.
>
...
> She has started to refuse to eat kibble
>
...
> her voice, no longer seems to be there. Her voice is airy and barely
> audible.
>
Sukie (not a vet)
Recommended ferret health links:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html
http://www.miamiferret.org/
http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/
http://www.ferretcongress.org/
http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml
http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html
all ferret topics:
http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/archives/ferret-search.html
HAPPY: http://www.6footsix.com/my_weblog/2010/01/high-fives-for-happiness.html
"All hail the procrastinators for they shall rule the world tomorrow."
(2010, Steve Crandall)
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