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Post by dookdook on Feb 21, 2011 20:48:47 GMT -5
Looks like it's one problem after another with Dexter.. He seems to have a hemoroid like tumor type thing coming out of his anus.. What should I do?
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Post by dookdook on Feb 21, 2011 20:53:34 GMT -5
He's also biting and licking at it... Parents are freaking out. Said I should've bought a healthy kit...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2011 20:59:46 GMT -5
Can you take a picture of it?
What do his stools look like?
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Post by dookdook on Feb 21, 2011 21:02:50 GMT -5
They look normal. I'll upload pics now. He's already on wet food, so I don't know what else I can do. One minute.
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Post by dookdook on Feb 21, 2011 21:14:01 GMT -5
It looks like some sort of bubble.. Hard to see in pics.
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Post by miamiferret2 on Feb 21, 2011 21:25:18 GMT -5
Well, depending on how it looks (i would like to see it first) but they do get hemmerhoids if the strain to poop. Sometimes a bout of diarrhea will cause it. Is there diarrhea? I won't recommend you do any ointments without showing us pictures first- but one of my ferts had colitis and it caused hemmerhoids. My vet told me to use some preparation H with hydrocortisone for hemmeroids. It took s few days but it worked. Do you feed bones? One of my mom's dogs Had a prolapsed rectum from a bone. The dog ended up needing surgery. I'm not saying this is the case with your fert. But it would help to know what caused this. Is your fert scooting his butt on the floor? Is he eating?
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Post by miamiferret2 on Feb 21, 2011 21:32:49 GMT -5
Is this your first ferret? I have owned many ferts (20 + years). I have seen this many times. Sometimes it is caused by diarrhea but a food switch will do it too. Sometimes its a mystery. If he is pooping normal and eating, playing, then there is nothing to be alarmed about. Get some preparation H or some other hemmerhoid ointment. Keep the area clean. Wipe with warm water ( no soap) and apply the ointment. He licks and bites it because it is irritated and it probably inches too. How old is he?
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Post by Sherry on Feb 21, 2011 21:36:41 GMT -5
Sounds like he has a small prolapse. Lucrezia used to get them regularly. Apply either some prep H, or a dab of vaseline, and GENTLY push it back in, and put him in the cage for about 1/2 an hour so he can relax, and let it slide all the way back in. What is he eating right now?
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Post by miamiferret2 on Feb 21, 2011 21:37:15 GMT -5
My ferret had this a few months ago. It is a mystery how he got it. I think maybe when he scooted his butt on the floor after pooping it just got irritated somehow. He also had hairballs so maybe he was straining to poop. Who knows. But it did clear up on its own.
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Post by miamiferret2 on Feb 21, 2011 21:39:17 GMT -5
LOL sherry when I tried to push Sonny's "butt bubble" back in and he let me know right away that he was not having it!
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Post by miamiferret2 on Feb 21, 2011 21:42:54 GMT -5
Forgot to add lay off the bones until it gets better. But don't stop feeding bones (if you are). Bones are good for them. My mother dog swallowed a huge HUGE bone without chewing it. But that is rare. Ferrets chew everything really well and break it down before swallowing.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2011 21:47:41 GMT -5
also TUCKS pads work well. First use room temp wet towel compress and hold it there for a minute or so - do this a couple times a day- then apply the cool tucks pad & hold it for as long as he will allow you- try this a few times a day- it should go away within a day or two the most..unless something else is up. Be sure he is eating, acting & POOPING normally..
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Post by Sherry on Feb 21, 2011 21:53:12 GMT -5
Lucrezia's problem was the opposite! She needed MORE bone in her diet. She wasn't eating enough of it, so her stool was way too small and loose. Her bowel had nothing solid to push against, so she prolapsed.
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Post by miamiferret2 on Feb 21, 2011 21:58:37 GMT -5
Yeah thats a good point. didn't think about that. loose stools (not necessarily diarrhea) can cause a prolapsed rectum. what i meant to say is, to lay off the bones while it is healing so you won't cause any more irritation. i recommend that you also clean/sanitize the floor really well. because you don't want him to get an infection there if he is scooting his butt on the floor.
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Post by dookdook on Feb 21, 2011 22:06:50 GMT -5
He is eating mushed kibble with water. He is scooting and nibbling at his bum alot. He's acting normal as far as I can tell.
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