Ferret Coughing

[foxtails 272]

my jill has been coughing quite bad at times somtimes for upto 12 seconds at a time, what can be causing this ? anyone know ? thanks in advance FT

[richie1984 191]

What you using in the hutch\court bedding ect?are its eyes clear or they gunky?

What do you feed it on?

It might have the flu mate make sure it's eating and drinking plenty,atb rich

Edited August 21, 2014 by richie1984

[foxtails 272]

bedding is just sawdust at the moment, shes eating/drinking fine, i feed alpha ferret feast, plus a bit of dog food, ,im keeping an eye on her, going to change bedding to shredded paper or hay - but i only normally use hay in the winter months and see if that helps cheers ATB FT

[random 659]

if you think it could be the bedding or worse,flu,could you not take her into the shed or somewhere with a t shirt or something to sleep on,alone for the night and see if she seems better then you could have an idea if it is the hutch material,and if it is a virus it's less likely to be spread and you can clean out the hutch and start from scratch...

[foxtails 272]

if you think it could be the bedding or worse,flu,could you not take her into the shed or somewhere with a t shirt or something to sleep on,alone for the night and see if she seems better then you could have an idea if it is the hutch material,and if it is a virus it's less likely to be spread and you can clean out the hutch and start from scratch...

iv put an old jumper in the hutch to help keep them warm, but to be honest the weathers been warm of late, she has a little yellow around her one eye.. on the fur.. ?

[peterosborne8 55]

I used to use sawdust and my hob coughed, I was advised to get rid of the sawdust and put blankets in for there bedding since doing this no coughing. Shavings seemed to be fine as well

[The one 8,399]

Aye I also think it's the sawdust you should try shavings

[foxtails 272]

thanks guys,