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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2015 10:21:10 GMT -5
All three of my girls, who are fixed, have different sized vulvas. I know each of them are unique, but Slinky's is slightly larger than Dev and Hammy's. It's not like crazy big or anything, just bigger which worries me since my boyfriend and I are first time owners and aren't sure what is completely normal. So is that normal to see or is something wrong?
Also, I haven't seen Hammy try to use the litter pan yet, but when I was looking at her, she had a little bit of an orangey-red color right between her vulva and anus. That is alarming to me as well, but I couldn't quite find anything in the bladder thread that gave me answers. I'm going to continue to look in this medical thread for something similar, but any ideas on what that might be and what to do would be greatly appreciated.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2015 10:33:57 GMT -5
I am sorry i cant answer your question and a vet visit might be a good idea. Can you keep her separated for a little while and instead of litter put white paper towels in her box and see what color her urine is.
Maybe someone more knowledgeable can answer question soon....
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2015 10:39:06 GMT -5
I am sorry i cant answer your question and a vet visit might be a good idea. Can you keep her separated for a little while and instead of litter put white paper towels in her box and see what color her urine is. Maybe someone more knowledgeable can answer question soon.... That's what I was thinking too. I'll definitely separate her and see what color her urine is for now though. Thanks for the tip!
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Post by unclejoe on Feb 27, 2015 12:05:49 GMT -5
Definitely keep an eye on it. It could be discharge caused by an infection.
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Post by Heather on Feb 27, 2015 13:07:43 GMT -5
You don't mention how old your altered girls are. This can be important when dealing with this. I would strongly suggest getting her to a vet to rule out possible infections and as soon as possible. ciao
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2015 14:09:43 GMT -5
You don't mention how old your altered girls are. This can be important when dealing with this. I would strongly suggest getting her to a vet to rule out possible infections and as soon as possible. ciao Dev is 9 months old; Slinky and Hammy are somewhere under 2 years. The owner before us said they were between a year and a year & a half, but we don't have a definite age.
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Post by Heather on Feb 28, 2015 13:36:41 GMT -5
So, you're actually unsure of your little one's age. I would take her to the vet and rule out a vaginal infection and if this isn't the case then I would definitely start looking at adrenal. Any ferret over 18 months of age who has been altered must be considered as a possible case of adrenal. A swollen vulva must always be considered as a possibility adrenal if altered. The other consideration is that the vulva swollen from adrenal often leads to infections so they do often walk hand in hand. If you would like us to have a guess as to your little one's age, post a clear pic of their teeth and we will have a go at aging your little ones. It's a bit of a game here ciao
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2015 21:59:10 GMT -5
So, you're actually unsure of your little one's age. I would take her to the vet and rule out a vaginal infection and if this isn't the case then I would definitely start looking at adrenal. Any ferret over 18 months of age who has been altered must be considered as a possible case of adrenal. A swollen vulva must always be considered as a possibility adrenal if altered. The other consideration is that the vulva swollen from adrenal often leads to infections so they do often walk hand in hand. If you would like us to have a guess as to your little one's age, post a clear pic of their teeth and we will have a go at aging your little ones. It's a bit of a game here ciao I'll tell my boyfriend to take Slinky and Hammy as soon as he can since I'm back home now (he/they live two hours away). I sure hope that it's not adrenal, or really anything bad for that matter. I'll definitely have him send me photos of their teeth so you can give it a shot! I read the forum about it on here, but I'm horrible at noticing small differences in that kind of stuff
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