Hi Holly, If you are using Ferretone as an occasional treat, it is fine. However, if you are looking for a nutritional supplement Omega 3 is best, that is,...
I would scruff him to make him yawn and then hold his mouth open to look into it. If it was me I would not give up till I could get a look in his mouth. It...
The one thing that would bother me is that he may also have some internal bleeding. If he has lymphoma and liver issues, there could be others. I lost one to a...
I had a ferret who when scruffed would clamp his mouth shut. It was virtually impossible to get it open and even if we could open it any it was never open...
For the ones who do not easily yawn when scruffed try a supported scruff done in a way to minimize pinching (Experiment with different hand holds.) and then...
Thank you to everyone who replied to my posting. I did end up taking Rocky to an er vet last night and make the decision to help him cross the bridge. I had...
One other thing to consider, since you mention that the ferret has insulinoma: I had a ferret with insulinoma who when he was having mild to moderate seizures...
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Nov 25, 2011 9:54 pm
Influenza types vary in their severity in ferrets. This is the first study of its kind to look at the differences in different strains of influenza in...
J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2011 Nov 15;239(10):1319-24. Epidemiology of struvite uroliths in ferrets: 272 cases (1981-2007). Nwaokorie EE, Osborne CA, Lulich JP,...
I just came back from work to find one of my girls, Omi, with her nose looking all weird like that. It seems swollen with like orange around it.....its so...
I, too, have a ferret with a similar swelling and I suspect it is related to his teeth. I haven't been able to get him to the vet with the holidays, but hope...
My little girl, Sadie, shivers. At first I thought it was from cold but how could she be cold when she comes out of her warm nest. Her apartment is by the heat...
Could it be sunburn? Pink nosed critters are especially prone to sunburning their noses. Has she been outside at all in the sun, or been basking beneath an...
You give very little info about Sadie, so it's difficult to make any kind of educated guess as to what may be wrong. However, I have had two different ferrets...
Hi Jeff, If I gave little information it's because I don't know what to give. She's about two years old going on three. She's always seemed healthy. She eats...
I think what you are referring to is what we like to call "morning shivers". Its just that the ferret is all warm and cozy, asleep, then gets woke up and brrr...
My husband and I just lost one of our ferrets last night to insulinoma and we have one left. As of right now he seems fine and doesn't seem to be bothered by...
I would like to know from people with experience with adrenal desease what I shouldexpect/how long she will live/is she in pain? I just really can't afford a...
One precaution that I give whenever my ferrets experience a significant stress is to give them Pepcid for at least a couple of days. The dose I've been using...
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Nov 30, 2011 6:04 pm
J Small Anim Pract. 2011 Nov 28. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2011.01145.x. [Epub ahead of print] Intratesticular benign peripheral nerve sheath tumour in a ferret...
Please release her to a shelter who can give her the help she needs. A year of losing hair? Poor baby. The progression of her disease was visible a year...
If she started showing signs of adrenal disease a year ago, and has not received any treatment yet, then you can assume that the disease has been progressing...
Hi, everyone, ... I can't stress how important what Jeff wrote here is. My Zephyr, who is eight and a half years old, has a heart condition that will kill her...
Thank you. I truly can't afford it - when I noticed the hair loss I was 4 months pregnant, lost my job and have been dealing with thyroid issues and post...
If she has lymphoma nothing you could have done would likely have prevented that. For that part of her problems you can't blame yourself. At her age...
The local shelter said there's nothing they can do and told me to get in touch with the humane society. But they don't treat ferrets at this age... Thank you...
There simply is no replacement for good veterinary care. It is an essential, like food and shelter. If this were an early case then perhaps some melatonin...
