saxonmaster 74 Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 a mate of mine phoned me today and said 2 of his hob ferrets had died over the weekend and 4 had died before that earlier in the year they were all hobs, some intact some not, different ages but they had all died the same way very fast weight loss, backends not working and drawlling. he keeps them in good conditon and good food so i said i would ask on here for him if anyone has any ideas on what might be causing this or if anyone else has had ferrets with the same symptoms. he also has 6 gills but hasnt had any problems with them. thanks for reading Quote Link to post
ferret100 47 Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Would be impossible to say. This might fit the description and explain why different ferrets died at different times? Maybe the ones that died a few months ago had heatstroke? It causes drooling and collapse. Aleutian Disease If he still has the dead ferts, might be worth having a post-mortem done on one, 6 ferrets is alot to lose in a few months. Hope he finds out what's killing them. Atb. Quote Link to post
patterdalejoel 669 Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 botulism, toxins produced in rotten or gone of meat can cause slight paralysis or death, maybe they horded some meat away and he didnt find it and they ate it? Quote Link to post
ferretfatcamp 21 Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 sounds like distemper but that would have killed the jills as well agree postmortem is only way to know for sure Quote Link to post
stealthy1 3,964 Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Were all the hobs from the same bloodline? Quote Link to post
The one 8,397 Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 With out a autopsy its like asking to pick 6 numbers for Saturday ,Be interesting to see some of the PURE GUESS WORK though Quote Link to post
saxonmaster 74 Posted September 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 Thanks everyone ill suggest a post mortem to him which is something i would do because losing 6 ferrets is a lot. i dont think they are from same blood lines but will double check with him. the suggestion of maybe some rotten meat i think is good thinking as my first thoughts were a posion or eaten something off. Quote Link to post
B.P.R 2,798 Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 see these ilnesses that come from left/ gone off/rotten meat left in a hutch. what happened when the old way was to throw a rabbit in every couple of days and leave it until it was gone? sureley they all didnt die? Quote Link to post
martnmagik 68 Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 Would be impossible to say. This might fit the description and explain why different ferrets died at different times? Maybe the ones that died a few months ago had heatstroke? It causes drooling and collapse. Aleutian Disease If he still has the dead ferts, might be worth having a post-mortem done on one, 6 ferrets is alot to lose in a few months. Hope he finds out what's killing them. Atb. decent little read and worth knowing on your link Quote Link to post
chewton 7 Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 I lost ferrets like this when I was a kid. Same symptoms. It was botulism from meat going off that they had hidden. I'm always careful to go through bedding etc after Ive fed raw meat these days. Its surprising how quick meat can get rotten. Dunno if thats whats happened to your mates but worth considering if theyre getting raw meat Quote Link to post
jultaylor1972 2 Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 a mate of mine phoned me today and said 2 of his hob ferrets had died over the weekend and 4 had died before that earlier in the year they were all hobs, some intact some not, different ages but they had all died the same way very fast weight loss, backends not working and drawlling. he keeps them in good conditon and good food so i said i would ask on here for him if anyone has any ideas on what might be causing this or if anyone else has had ferrets with the same symptoms. he also has 6 gills but hasnt had any problems with them. thanks for reading I agree with the people who say postmortem to know for sure. Its crap when stuff like this happens, Ive just had my best working jill at the vets recently. She has puss in uterus (Never heard of it before) but it cost me just under £300. Full hysterectomy later; she is fine, vet said it was touch and go but id already agreed to a post mortem if it hadnt worked out ok. Ive got other ferrets too so its too risky not to know what the problem is. Your mate must be gutted. Quote Link to post
ferret100 47 Posted September 21, 2011 Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 Would be impossible to say. This might fit the description and explain why different ferrets died at different times? Maybe the ones that died a few months ago had heatstroke? It causes drooling and collapse. Aleutian Disease If he still has the dead ferts, might be worth having a post-mortem done on one, 6 ferrets is alot to lose in a few months. Hope he finds out what's killing them. Atb. decent little read and worth knowing on your link Quote Link to post
ferret100 47 Posted September 21, 2011 Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 If your mate has the PM done, let us know the results. Atb Quote Link to post
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