T42 44 Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 *HELP* VERY ILL FERRET... Jill. 2 Yrs old. Not in season. No life in her whatsoever. Breathing quick. having full body convultions and seems as though can't control bodily functions. Has been in a run with three other ferrets... all of the others are 100%. 30 minutes ago, She has drunk a tiny little bit of water. had two small pieces of meat but has sicked them back up. She can raise her head and just about move around, but by that i mean crawl. nothing more. just lays still. Any help or ideas what I can do? Thinking that maybe she has sunstroke or has eaten something bad...? Want to try and make her comfortable for the night so I can take her to the vet tmro morning! Any advice people...? Quote Link to post
redpat1 225 Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 Cant offer any advice personally but found this page last week, hope it helps. http://www.ferret-world.com/ferretdiseases.html Pat Quote Link to post
Sjt657 191 Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 Could be sun stroke had to put mine away today as they where just sitting in the run in direct sun light sleeping !! Quote Link to post
The one 8,588 Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 With a animal as small as a ferret they go down hill so quickly if shes no seem a vet today tommorrow might be to late Quote Link to post
jennym 39 Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 If its dehydration, powdered glucose out chemist good. Quote Link to post
clabby 14 Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 sounds like heat stroke hget her to the vets asap i had it last year i lost 2 to heat stroke and they were not even in a run.. so now i have 3 big bottles full at all times and the tarp gets pinned 3/4 way down to allow a breeze in and keep heat out Quote Link to post
B.P.R 2,798 Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 Not sure what it could be.... And you wont get a diagnosis on here....let alone treatment.... So off to the vets asap. Quote Link to post
nighthunter. 13 Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 how long as she been like that for mate? and its not heat stroke? Quote Link to post
T42 44 Posted June 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 Thanks for your responses, I ended up calling the vet. She took blood tests and took her into the surgery for a scan that night...Turned out it was not heat stroke, the little nipper was riddled with a tuma. So unfortunatlely I had to let her go... not ashamed to say I shed a tear for her as she was a good ferret, not just working, temperment and character too... That's life though... Tvm, T42. 1 Quote Link to post
Guest norseman Posted June 16, 2013 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 sorry to hear that buddie, its funny how attached ye get to the critters atb Quote Link to post
lor123 12 Posted June 17, 2013 Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 im sorry to hear that , but im glad to see you got in touch with the vet and didnt just hope and wait for the best.atb Quote Link to post
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