Help my ferret cant walk

[SamBircumshaw 0]

cheers lads im really thankful for all your support, ill keep checkin on him tonight and ill post on again in the morning. once again thanks for your support, and shreder, you are a fuck1n arse wipe

[SamBircumshaw 0]

cheers lads im really thankful for all your support, ill keep checkin on him tonight and ill post on again in the morning. once again thanks for your support, and shreder, you are a fuck1n arse wipe

[Jamie m 668]

One thing I will say is if you have a saringe get some water down it tonight not cold but not to warm will stop it dehydrating and maybe put it in a box in the kitchen in a blanket if you can its going to be cold tonight and get it the vets in the morning

Edited January 19, 2011 by Jamie m

[ferretlover 1]

THATS A GOOD THING TO NO I DIDNT NO IF THEY GET EAR PROBLEMS THEY CAN GO LIMP LIKE THAT YOU LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY

Edited January 19, 2011 by ferretlover

[SamBircumshaw 0]

he does have abit of stuff down his ears but surely this isnt enough to affect his balance, hes breathing quite deep and hes trying to move he can move his head slightly and legs but cant stand

[ferretlover 1]

CAN YOU GET THE STUFF OUT OF HIS EARS WHAT IS IN HIS EARS DO YOU NO?

[Jamie m 668]

Don't go poking about just get it the vets in the morning remember it's one thing asking advice but only a vet can tell fir sure won't cost much for ear drops

[SamBircumshaw 0]

CAN YOU GET THE STUFF OUT OF HIS EARS WHAT IS IN HIS EARS DO YOU NO?

its just a sort of normal dirt i can see down his ears

[dave1600d 35]

if ya cant get him to an emergency vet mate best stay up the night if possible with him to keep an eye on him,,good luck

[ferretlover 1]

OK YEAH LIKE Jamie m SAID LET THE VETS SORT IT JUST THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING YOU COULD PULL OUT IF IT WAS LIKE A BIT OFF WOOD OUT OF THE SHAVEINGS OR SOMETHING GET HIM TO THE VETS MATE FIRST THING HOPE HE PULLS THOUGH FOR YOU DUDE

[CarraghsGem 92]

had it happen to me once before, found ferret jill in run in the morning, think she'd been there most of the night, she was pure paralysed from the waist down, immediately i put her under a heat lamp and for 5days syringe fed her glucose + water, vet didnt know what was wrong either, gave her a jab of penycillin, fed her scrambled egg yolk off a spoon, she died after 5days. i tried everything to nurse her back to health. if it ever happens again i will pts for the sake of the ferret

[bert the fert 28]

he does have abit of stuff down his ears but surely this isnt enough to affect his balance, hes breathing quite deep and hes trying to move he can move his head slightly and legs but cant stand

 

 

Can't you take him to the vets tonight, Sam ? Or ring the vet to see what he thinks ? I've done that with our vet before now and he'll tell me whether it can wait till morning, or if he needs to be seen immediately.

[darbo 4,774]

could have ear mites. are there black specks down its ears.if so that is dried blood.if left to long the mites move down the ear canal and their balance is affected.

[SamBircumshaw 0]

could have ear mites. are there black specks down its ears.if so that is dried blood.if left to long the mites move down the ear canal and their balance is affected.

yeh this is quite a recently aqquired ferret so i havent maintained it, but yes there are, so is there anything i can do about it?

[bert the fert 28]

could have ear mites. are there black specks down its ears.if so that is dried blood.if left to long the mites move down the ear canal and their balance is affected.

yeh this is quite a recently aqquired ferret so i havent maintained it, but yes there are, so is there anything i can do about it?

 

 

A couple of drops of ivomectin on the back of its head, then same again a week after to catch new hatched mites.