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Mar 1, 2011 9:56:23 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2011 9:56:23 GMT -5
i did see some poop in her litter box when i just checked, although it was small and mucousy. i did give her vaseline yesterday and some today. she is eating just not much, and i have to hand feed it to her unless it's soup. like she would normally eat it no matter what it was, yesterday morning she didn't touch her chicken wing, so i gave in and gave her soup at night, and this morning i gave her beef chunks, she didn't eat unless i held it up and then she started stashing after 1-2 small pieces.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2011 10:31:14 GMT -5
Is she grinding her teeth, pawing at the mouth? What's her energy level like? Was the stool skinny or just small because she hasn't eaten much?
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Mar 1, 2011 11:57:02 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2011 11:57:02 GMT -5
she's lethargic. i haven't seen her grinding her teeth or pawing at her mouth. when she was out playing she had another tiny poop. she's eating, it's just not a lot, like she would normally eat. i'll keep giving her vaseline to see if it helps more.
i'm not sure what else to do, i'll get my mom to make a vet appointment, because I'm worried now.
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Mar 1, 2011 12:56:11 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2011 12:56:11 GMT -5
I would definitly get your fuzz to the vet and keep pushing soupies
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Mar 1, 2011 13:09:25 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2011 13:09:25 GMT -5
ok. should i be giving her chunks, or just soupies? she had some small beef chunks today, and I'm gonna keep trying to get her to take some more, while the soup de-thaws.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2011 13:09:28 GMT -5
Yeah, that doesn't sound good. Try and get her in the vet today to get an x ray (barium). It could be a blockage. Has she gotten into anything?
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Mar 1, 2011 13:18:00 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2011 13:18:00 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2011 13:23:48 GMT -5
Start feeding some oil, pumpkin and lax. You can alternate between the pumpkin and lax. Also give her some fluids by syringe.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2011 13:28:02 GMT -5
It could be a hairball causing the blockage, too. Has she been shedding?
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Mar 1, 2011 13:45:21 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2011 13:45:21 GMT -5
no, i don't believe she's been shedding, as odd as that sounds, i don't really notice a shed with my girls. i just tried some oil, which she didn't like that much, i don't have pumpkin or lax, i have vaseline which i've been giving her. i asked my mom to pick up some pure squash baby food, or pure pumkin.
how much should she be drinking? i just gave her a few ml of water, which went over ok, she was willing, but after awhile was like. mom, stop this. so i put her back the cage. so i'll just be giving her soupies and water. i do have baby food, but i think i'll save that until she won't take anything else or for when she won't eat at all, since it's hard to get soupies into a syringe to feed them that.
we have a vet appointment tomorrow at 9.
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Mar 1, 2011 18:16:05 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2011 18:16:05 GMT -5
i just gave her about 2 ml of the squash baby food. how much should i give her? i gave it after she ate about half of the soup i gave her.
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Mar 1, 2011 19:23:52 GMT -5
Post by sherik on Mar 1, 2011 19:23:52 GMT -5
I'd give her a teaspoon worth, it seemed to work with Huck. He got a teaspoon worth at bed time, plus I was mixing it with the soup during the day.
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Mar 1, 2011 21:29:43 GMT -5
Post by miamiferret2 on Mar 1, 2011 21:29:43 GMT -5
how old is she? this is the ferret that you thought had a flu from when you took her out the other day? typically flu will take about 3 days. it really does sound like a blockage though. she is eating all this soup and its not coming out the other end? just little mucousy stools? doesn't sound right. it really sounds like a blockage. check her toys, bedding, etc. check anywhere that she may have been while out playing.
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Mar 1, 2011 21:30:29 GMT -5
Post by miamiferret2 on Mar 1, 2011 21:30:29 GMT -5
and let me just say that my ferret is not shedding at ALL right now and the little bugger still manages to get hairballs! i have to give him pumpkin once a week to clean his pipes. does she groom herself at all?
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Mar 1, 2011 23:00:07 GMT -5
Post by Sherry on Mar 1, 2011 23:00:07 GMT -5
Get the pumpkin into her, or even squash baby food. I'd give about 1 tsp every couple of hours til she has either an orange or yellowish poop(depending on which you are giving) She's likely ingested some hair, and is having some problems with it. If she had the flu, it would be lasting for quite a while(up to 3 weeks), along with the snuffly nose, watery eyes, etc., and/or she's develop pneumonia from it. They get similar symptoms to what we do.
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