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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2016 6:05:22 GMT -5
Socks fell from his hammock this morning.
Simon got the ferts up for breakfast before he came to get me from work and Socks apparently overturned his hammock and fell. He pee'd himself and got a bloody nose for his enthusiasm. Now he is lethargic and staring. I think he is just in shock, but can't tell. His pupils react to light evenly, he doesn't seem to have any real neurological deficits, but I honestly can't tell.
He's just staring and huddling under the warmed towels. Nose, gums and paws are pink. His nose bleeds intermittently on one side, only a tiny little drop here or there from the left side.
I am keeping him warm with microwaved towels, massaging his paws and the electric blanket. I fed him a dropper of karo syrup and water and a small finger tip full of mushed up kibble.
We are on our way to the vets office as soon as we can get going, but what else can I do until we make it?
Edit, we are not vetting yet. We are seeing more spontanous movement from Socks, and he seems to be resting a little more normally. Respirations are back to normal, and the bleeding has stopped. Simon wants to wait a few hours to see if we continue to see improvement, as he has to work today and money would be a little tight if he were to call into work. In meantime, I will continue to monitor.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2016 9:00:43 GMT -5
Poor little Socks. He sounds like he was shaken up a bit. I'm going to tag Sherry and Heather. I remember them talking about someone falling once and they will know more about this. Keep a close eye on him though. Ponce once fell from the top of my closet before I could catch him but he fell safely and shook it off and was fine. Socks is much younger and I simply don't know if he was badly frightened or might have had a bad fall. |
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Post by abbeytheferret6 on Mar 29, 2016 10:10:20 GMT -5
I do hope ur little one is ok. I am sure he will love all that babying. you can get some shower hook rings and lower the hammock a little bit or put extra clips on the end like which come on the end of hammocks. I just took my hammocks out  because My Abbey has a torn cruciate. Still limping after 4 weeks. Although I do not know how she did it, I am just covering all bases for others. Mine are under the blanket sleepers mostly, anyway. Also going to fix behind dryer this evening so they can't go behind there. It is a big mess with vent tubing.( could get leg stuck)
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Post by Sherry on Mar 29, 2016 10:19:58 GMT -5
It sounds like he fell on his nose, poor mite. He should(hopefully) recover from it. That would also explain most of his behaviour. The ferret nose has SO many nerve endings in it, that it would have been very very painful for him That is why even tapping the nose for biting(let alone flicking) is STRONGLY discouraged. You can hurt them without meaning to. Keep an eye on him for loss of balance, soft tissue damage around the neck area, etc. But he should recover nicely. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2016 11:26:36 GMT -5
I think I may take his hammock away. Socks is looking and feeling a little better, I think. He's eating mushy with a little more enthusiasm and resting in Simon's lap at the moment. Some rest and dark in the cuddle tube with his warmed stuffie helped.
Socks didn't fall from very high...only about four to six inches. The bloody nose terrified the significant other though. I have since reattached the hammock to more secure bars on the cage. I don't think he could possibly over turn it now!
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Post by Heather on Mar 29, 2016 12:56:14 GMT -5
Watch closely, for any change in behaviour and if he continues to be lethargic. A concussion is always possible and they don't have to fall far.
ciao
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2016 21:53:20 GMT -5
Aww poor baby socks, I hope he is feeling better  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2016 5:58:55 GMT -5
Watch closely, for any change in behaviour and if he continues to be lethargic. A concussion is always possible and they don't have to fall far. ciao Socks is doing fine this morning. He isn't at his normal level of baby energy yet, but he eats, poops, and cuddles just fine. He doesn't want to play much, but he still wants to be out of the cage, preferably in our faces, or he wants to explore. Still no neurological issues apparent. We have decided not to vet unless he goes downhill significantly. Simon got into a car accident yesterday on his way into work, so money is going to be somewhat tight until next payday. (We had a bad day yesterday!) |
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Post by abbeytheferret6 on Mar 30, 2016 6:21:45 GMT -5
Bad day yesterday for sure.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2016 9:33:16 GMT -5
I'm so glad Socks is doing okay.
It was not a good day for you and I'm sorry about the car accident. I hope only the car was injured and Simon is okay.
:wave3:
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2016 15:54:31 GMT -5
I'm so glad Socks is doing okay. It was not a good day for you and I'm sorry about the car accident. I hope only the car was injured and Simon is okay. :wave3: Simon is fine! It was just a fender bender! Thankfuly |
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Post by unclejoe on Mar 31, 2016 17:33:19 GMT -5
I hope he's ok. Hopefully it was just a headache or mild cuncussion at worst, but I'm amazed at the hits I've seen ferret take and bounce right back.Any bleeding from the head could be cause for concern, but at the same time it can look a lot worse than it is.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2016 23:33:20 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure at this point Socks is just fine, but just for curiosities sake, how would I treat for concussion?
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Post by unclejoe on Apr 1, 2016 6:13:05 GMT -5
The only thing I could think of is plenty of cage rest. It has to resolve itself.
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Post by Sherry on Apr 1, 2016 10:12:30 GMT -5
Normally they take it easy with a concussion. I think they must have a massive headache. I know one of mine had one after a leap I couldn't stop in time. He whacked his skull on the edge of the tub and knocked himself silly.
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