Advice On A Kit

[blond 8]

just noticed that one of the kits just sits there swaying its head from left to right and struggling to walk straight, as its walking its head is still going from side to side, anyone else seen this problem before, any advice on this thanks, all the other kits are well apart from this one

[Lee H 1982 60]

no sorry how old is it

[blond 8]

5 weeks just opened its eyes in the last few days

[Lee H 1982 60]

just noticed that one of the kits just sits there swaying its head from left to right and struggling to walk straight, as its walking its head is still going from side to side, anyone else seen this problem before, any advice on this thanks, all the other kits are well apart from this one

hi i had a older ferret that got some disease from hiding its food and eating it afterwards so now i feed my ferrets on dry food in the warmer months then back on meat in winter this also keeps fly numbers down hope this helps

[Lee H 1982 60]

is it smaller than the rest of litter

[The one 8,552]

What have you been feeding them on mate ?.

[Lee H 1982 60]

it could be getting pushed off the milk if its a big litter and could just be weak.

[Millet 4,497]

Check for ear mite's..if they get ear mite they can appear to be drunk..

 

Edited to add i would still treat it for ear mite even if you can't see any..

Edited July 6, 2013 by Millet

[socks 32,253]

It could be dehydrated ......

[sikastag_1 689]

Could be lots of things mate as has been said ear infection, are they in a shaded area? It's been a scorcher today and hot past couple of days if they've not been in the shade could be to do with the heat

[Jamie m 668]

Calcium deficiency perhaps , swimmer sometimes get one , or as said dehydrated stick a big bowl of water in and plenty flesh and bone at night ,

[blond 8]

^{hutch is in a shaded area, all my hutches are, been feeding dry, plenty of water and lacto free milk aswell, yea its a bit smaller than the other kits}

[sikastag_1 689]

Drys a bit much for kits to eat at that age mate, get some meat for them, I had a small hob in the litter I bred this year I just made sure he was getting the goods and he's doing good

[socks 32,253]

^{hutch is in a shaded area, all my hutches are, been feeding dry, plenty of water and lacto free milk aswell, yea its a bit smaller than the other kits}

Have you actually seen this kit drink ??? ........

[The one 8,552]

theres was a pile of the same posts on here two years ago the kits where being feed mince and couldn't walk and doing the same as this one turned out it was calcium deficiency they hadn't devolved right and a fair few folk had problems