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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2011 0:03:13 GMT -5
She needs to see a vet asap. Ferrets go down really quickly. Call some shelters and see if they can get a discount with a vet. Call around and see if anyone has a payment plan. I'll be praying for your baby
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Post by miamiferret2 on Feb 6, 2011 1:12:59 GMT -5
Weight loss is almost always a sign that something is very wrong. I have a lot of questions. Sorry to bombard you. How much kibble does she eat? Any cats in the house? Be sure to check her for worms / parasites if your brothers ferret is the same it could be parasites. When does she cry out? When you pick her up? When she poops? Does she cry, scream or whimper? Have you felt around her abdomen for lumps? When you touch / palpate her belly does she have pain or act like she's uncomfortable? What does her poop look like? Small? Thin? Color and consistency of poop? Smell of poop? Do you give her pumpkin or a cat lax for hairballs? Did she and your brothers ferret eat rubber or swallow something ? What color is her urine? Does her urine smell different? Drinking or urinating more? Have you used any new cleaning products in her cage? Sorry for asking so many questions. Definitely take her to a vet ASAP. I would get an x-ray, urinalysis and blood test. Ask your vet to check her bg. By the way, my ferret is on a raw diet (freeze dried raw) and he's a porker. Not all ferrets that eat raw are slender. LOL
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2011 11:55:23 GMT -5
If you can post pic of the poo, also disecting it will help you discover if there is any foreign body that she may have ingested and is trying to pass...if she has there could be little peices in her poo
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2011 13:41:34 GMT -5
Any updated on her?
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Post by Heather on Feb 6, 2011 13:57:59 GMT -5
Please post an update on your little ones ciao
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Post by Sherry on Feb 6, 2011 16:45:52 GMT -5
I'm with the others when they say do NOT cut out the kibble yet. I'd in fact be leaving it in all night to make sure they are getting enough nutrition right now. You need to be able to balance her diet a lot better before you do that. An unbalanced raw diet can actually be dangerous for your fuzz, which is why we stress that so much.
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Post by caicaixprincess on Feb 6, 2011 19:32:29 GMT -5
I called them today and they said they can get her in tomorrow in the morning, and i can pay Thursday.
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Post by Sherry on Feb 6, 2011 19:33:55 GMT -5
Excellent! Please keep us posted on what's happening with her.
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Post by caicaixprincess on Feb 7, 2011 16:43:00 GMT -5
today she whent in and it turns out she got a fracture on her little paw, and she has parasites.
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Post by Sherry on Feb 7, 2011 17:15:34 GMT -5
Oh no! Poor baby Thanks for updating us on that!
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Post by miamiferret2 on Feb 7, 2011 19:21:43 GMT -5
Oh boy. Your brothers ferret might have them too. Were they around cats or outside?
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Post by caicaixprincess on Feb 7, 2011 21:47:48 GMT -5
yes we have an indoor cat, and we do take them on regular walks
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Post by bluemoose on Feb 7, 2011 21:51:03 GMT -5
What kind of parasites? Just out of curiosity. Depending on what they are, I would definitely see about treating all the ferrets and the cat for them as some parasites spread like wildfire. The others may already have them and just not be showing it yet.
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Post by Sherry on Feb 7, 2011 21:51:27 GMT -5
She could have picked something up from a water puddle, almost anything in that case :/ You might want to watch the others, cats and dogs included, just in case. Most parasites are transmissible. At least you know what the problem is, and can treat it now.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2011 0:00:31 GMT -5
Yuck! Poor Baby! I'd test all other animals just in case.
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