Gaz_Lurcherlad 382 Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 Just gone in to feed them and my spayed Jill was dead only just though still warm absolutely fine yesterday jumping about no marks or owt from her as she usually lives with a hob she could of been old as someone gave me her and didn’t know how old she was but usually if it’s old age it doesn’t just come at once Quote Link to post
socks 32,253 Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 This will Sound strange but Are you sure she is dead ... some ferrets go into a coma like sleep and you literally have to shake them out of it ..... 4 Quote Link to post
foxdropper 17,092 Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 Hope so ,he buried her shortly after . 1 Quote Link to post
Loton Moocher 1,252 Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 1 hour ago, socks said: This will Sound strange but Are you sure she is dead ... some ferrets go into a coma like sleep and you literally have to shake them out of it ..... Iv picked them up before now looking dead lifeless in that like coma state they can go into ? But feck they make you jump if they cone round sudden ? Lol Quote Link to post
Luckee legs 422 Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 Sorry to hear that. Understand why you ask. Certainly my experience that old ferrets never die without some indication their time is coming. Also seeing other comments, old ferrets have sometimes not appeared at feeding, I've opened a nest box and thought they were dead only to have them wake up in my hand The only natural quick death of a Jill we've had was likely a diabetic type response to an early stage cancer. Suddenly she was struggling to move, Regrettably we weren't sure what it was and within an hour she fitted and died. In future I would use a syringe to get some sugary fluid in their mouth Quote Link to post
TOMO 24,867 Posted July 20, 2020 Report Share Posted July 20, 2020 On 19/07/2020 at 11:49, socks said: This will Sound strange but Are you sure she is dead ... some ferrets go into a coma like sleep and you literally have to shake them out of it ..... this old jill of mine is like that every day....shes at least 8 if not 9 or 10 ...hasn't come in season these last two summers.....still in with the two hobs .....sleeps like a log....you can have her in your hands for a few mins till she wakes 2 Quote Link to post
breeze 1,219 Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 Tomo... Sounds like her owner, remember trying to wake you one morning aswell 1 Quote Link to post
ollieollie 766 Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 11 minutes ago, breeze said: Tomo... Sounds like her owner, remember trying to wake you one morning aswell What were you doing in his bed? 2 Quote Link to post
Gaz_Lurcherlad 382 Posted July 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 She was definitely dead left her in a box for a bit and went cold and set like a stone don’t have clue what caused it Quote Link to post
NEWKID 26,170 Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 On 19/07/2020 at 11:49, socks said: This will Sound strange but Are you sure she is dead ... some ferrets go into a coma like sleep and you literally have to shake them out of it ..... That little white jill we used the other week is fuckingb terrible for it mate, I was sure she was dead the other day, absolutely lifeless for about 30 seconds in my hand and then her eyes opened... little twat!! lol 1 Quote Link to post
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