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Post by Blue on Jan 8, 2015 13:34:45 GMT -5
You and your woozles are having such bad luck! I guess there's the positive that you have experience dealing with these kinds of problems, and that your good ferret vet is back? (I'm an optimist).
Hopefully adding oil to the pumpkin worked. My vet also said that oil can help lubricate if it's a blockage. Keep us updated!
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Post by Blue on Jan 8, 2015 13:39:05 GMT -5
LOL, I didn't see pages 2 and 3 when I posted, I was worried about the "17 hours ago"! Yay that things seem a lot better, even if he does end up at the vet. You are really being put through the wringer this week!
BTW, did I see in another thread that you have an actual 100% polecat?! If so, wow. Which one is it?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2015 14:43:52 GMT -5
Thanks for asking! I was absolutely exhausted, I managed to get about 2-3h of sleep, and kept waking up to check on him.. And yes, it only happens at night, weekends or holidays, it's like they plan on it on purpose! It is so tiring, to force something into the poor thing that is already overstressed for a whole night - I think we all needed some recovery. He seems to be eating now to make up for all of yesterday, feels like he was completely emptied out I'll keep posting if anything changes, but he doesn't seem to be complaining anymore. He stashed apples all over the house, and got annoyed when I stared collecting them ) it does seem more like himself now
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2015 15:01:58 GMT -5
Blue well, at least that is what we've been told - but I'm not yet convinced we got Gizmo when he was very little, too little to be taken away from his mom unfortunately he was 5 weeks old... . As he grew, he became quite difficult to deal with, and he was quire agressive (we had to neuter him at about 6 months because he was extremely aggressive and territorial, especially when it came to sharing his stuff). When I took him to a vet for vaccine before, he asked us if we're convinced that that's a domestic ferret (he's quite big and a pack of muscle), but he mentioned that his skull structure is slightly different, his teeth, and the under fur coloring, saying that's a european polecat in his opinion, and that we were scammed when we got him. When I wrote that thread, I based myself on that - never did a dna or anything, and he does have a sable coloring. I'm not convinced now, but oh well - he came from Romania, where european polecats are everywhere - they are a pest. Some breed them for fur - and he was the only one that they were selling, because he had a "defect", he only has half a tail The problem was that when we decided to adopt Gabriel, they warned us that he was originally from Estonia, from a breeder that is known for breeding polecats and selling them cheaper than ferrets, so I don't know what to believe anymore. He's so small and fragile, but he doesn't like people After the previous owner abandoned him, he was troublesome. For four months the shelter gave him in the care of someone that dealt with wild animals or animals with behaviour problems, and only after that offered him for adoption. He is still afraid of people. Aramis is a poley hybrid, and we know his parents - his mommy is a nice champagne angora (sooooo fluffy!) and his daddy is a polecat. All his brothers were dark like his dad - he was the only one that came out like his mom - but he is the grumpiest of them all. I never looked into it after that - I love them anyway
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2015 15:52:43 GMT -5
unfortunately, this is more popular in Romania ...
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Post by Blue on Jan 8, 2015 15:57:37 GMT -5
Wow, it sounds like they all have a bit of polecat in them. They must be a handful! On the plus side, they're probably healthier and smarter than your average ferret. I'm just guessing, but it sounds like Gabriel could be a full polecat. There's a really interesting study about how ferrets, having been domesticated, have behaviors that are closer to dogs than to those of their mustelid cousins (even when they have been raised by humans): blogs.scientificamerican.com/thoughtful-animal/2012/08/24/ferrets-mans-other-best-friend/But as you said, it doesn't really matter when it comes to loving them. Aramis the Grumpy One. LOL. Maybe you should have named him Athos instead BTW your ferrets are very international!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2015 16:39:26 GMT -5
Haha, each one has a passport from a different country They are... an interesting group. And none of them really like people. But Gabe hates them We've had some trouble when we had two intact hobs, Aramis and Gizmo, we had blood, we had a house smelling like skunks, Gizmo bit my mom pretty hard when she got close to his food, and then we decided it was time to neuter them. The more you show you are scared of them, the more entertained they are. But they are really smart and stubborn, they've been really healthy, except for the eating-what-they-are-not-supposed-to episodes. But now they get along very well
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2015 20:10:12 GMT -5
update : among the well known activities of a ferrant - poop research. guess who passed small pieces of rubber a bit earlier, packed in a giant pumpkin poo? I think the pumpkin and vaseline that he had inside from this morning, with the huuuge amount of food that he ate today pushed everything out. And pointed towards who ate my wristwatch band. :slap:to Gabe. In the end, it still was a partial blockage I wanna thank you all for your help and for being here for me! I hope I can finally say - officially over, without surgery! Maybe tonight, we'll actually get some sleep
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Post by Sherry on Jan 8, 2015 23:22:32 GMT -5
Oh silly bugger! Keep giving at least 1 tsp pumpkin daily for the next 4-5 days to make sure it is all passed out of him
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Post by bitbyter on Jan 9, 2015 10:25:51 GMT -5
Blockage Protocol to the rescue once again!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2015 12:33:22 GMT -5
Blockage Protocol to the rescue once again! My husband was just asking last night about it. He was saying, so that really works... He was so proud of helping with the protocol when Mika and Keller went thru it.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2015 13:19:56 GMT -5
It does! Such basic things to have at hand - and they can save a life! (or save a fluffy butt from surgery)
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Post by unclejoe on Jan 9, 2015 16:40:35 GMT -5
Thanks for asking! I was absolutely exhausted, I managed to get about 2-3h of sleep, and kept waking up to check on him.. And yes, it only happens at night, weekends or holidays, it's like they plan on it on purpose! It is so tiring, to force something into the poor thing that is already overstressed for a whole night - I think we all needed some recovery. He seems to be eating now to make up for all of yesterday, feels like he was completely emptied out I'll keep posting if anything changes, but he doesn't seem to be complaining anymore. He stashed apples all over the house, and got annoyed when I stared collecting them ) it does seem more like himself now I don't know if you have kids, but when mine were young we spent many Friday and Saturday evenings in the emergency room with ear infections, allergic reactions, etc.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2015 16:47:13 GMT -5
Oh, I don't have kids, but I do remember my mom telling that about me when I was little...
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