has any one heard of young ferrets take fits

[celtic 28]

went out the day to feed the ferrets and one of them look like she took a fit can help wa this

[lampingkid 56]

i have never heard of that mate

[wot ban 11]

i had one that was had to put it down in the end

[celtic 28]

she took other won then die mate i gutted coz i had to hand rear at frist

[martnmagik 68]

many moons ago i had a kit that would drop to the floor like a rock when i went to the hutch to take her out. at first with me being new to ferrets i thought she was just rolling over for a belly tickle then it dawned on me with the strange breathing she did while like this that it wasnt normal and went to the vets who ran tests costing mum and dad a fortune and was told it was a sudden overdose of adrenaline causing muscles to spasm. and she died shortly after but other than this i have never heard of anything like it.

[draper hill 0]

i had a similar problem to this over the last 2 years with 3 different ferrets,all 3 died in the end,most likey cause is something in the genes,best way to deal with it is to breed with another ferret that is completley unrelated which should dilute the problem.if you want pm me and i can give you a more detailed breakdown,my other half is a vetrinary nurse and one of the vets has helped me a lot!!!