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Post by griffyn on Oct 9, 2021 21:36:45 GMT -5
I’ve come to realize my ferret is blind. It took me a while to notice but I bought one of those cat toys thats a stick with feathers on the end and after playing with it for a while I decided the bell on it was a potential choking hazard so I removed it. After I took it off Ferrah could not track it or even realize it was in front of her at times. I don’t think she’s fully blind but close. Will the blindness get progressively worse? Is there a link between blindness and deafness? She definitely hears fine and will come over to you when her name is called but she certainly can’t see to well
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Post by Corvidophile on Oct 10, 2021 13:08:41 GMT -5
Ferrets with the blaze marking are sometimes both blind and deaf, to varying degrees. Other than that marking there’s no connection I know of. Does she have any cataracts or are her eyes clear? Cataracts tend to get worse with age. Red-eyed ferrets also see less well than dark-eyed ferrets.
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Post by abbeytheferret6 on Oct 10, 2021 16:20:24 GMT -5
My little Sissy started going blind as she aged. She would almost run into walls. She was about 4.5--5.5 yrs old when i noticed. I thought it had something to do with her insulinoma, but I do not know. A vet would know if that is a possible cause but cataracts is a listed reason.
They say keep things the same ---her set up---food area and all.
Mine was not a white nor a blaze. She was a milk--mouth. Black with white fur about the mouth.
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