ryhope toma 42 Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 FECKING guttered thats 2 ferrets in the last 3 month thats been struck down with this disease . all i can think its a genetic gene thats carried through because av had ferrets for years and never came across it , it could be anythink from brain disease , traumas , spinal disease etc , their diet is normal all game and dry food all year , hutch cleaned out every week etc cant think of out else ? ANY IDEAS . ALB Toma Quote Link to post
Guest long-tail Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 (edited) when i was a lad my first ferret went on the back end it literaly happened over night,old man give it a wooden mallet for its trouble was told by the old guy that gave me it that it could have had distemper was only 11 at the time never seen it sinse and to this day dont honestly know the symptoms for it either so might be talking bollox as usual just looked it up Signs of CD in the ferret may vary, but classically it starts with a mild conjunctivitis and green to yellow discharge from one or both eyes. A high fever of 104oF or more develops within a few days. The ferret may lose its appetite and become lethargic. The most prominent development, and often the first clinical sign, is a reddening and thickening of the skin of the chin, lips and sometimes anal and inner upper thigh areas. This progresses into thick crusting. In addition, the footpads become extremely thickened and hard. The chin and feet lesions are classic signs of CD in ferrets and do not occur with any other ferret disease of which I am aware. Death is usually caused either by severe overwhelming secondary bacterial infections or by central nervous system (brain) damage. Other signs that can be seen include diarrhea and severe depression or bizarre behavior and seizures. The younger the ferret is when it contracts the disease, the more quickly it will develop central nervous system signs. Some baby ferrets do not develop any skin lesions at all, but develop a sudden loss of appetite, high fever, seizures and death all within a few days. might be something in what i was told after all Edited November 30, 2011 by long-tail Quote Link to post
ryhope toma 42 Posted November 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 memories , funny how they stick ? thats what happened to the other hob long tail , swift blow and out , told me son hed escaped guttered he was . Quote Link to post
Guest long-tail Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 memories , funny how they stick ? thats what happened to the other hob long tail , swift blow and out , told me son hed escaped guttered he was . thats the way mate got be a bit softer on the kids now days i reckon ,when we was kids there was only ever the right thing to do suffering was not in my old mans volcabulary Quote Link to post
Headshot08 36 Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Had this recently put her on a course of anti biotics and keep her warm on her own should clear up fine! Steve Quote Link to post
Carraghs Gem 1,699 Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 keep it warm and plenty of fluids Quote Link to post
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