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Sometimes they can just chip the bottom of the canines themselves, the tooth is generally a bit yellower than the others. Doesn't cause any issue unless the pulp is exposed, imagine if he can eat ok then no need to worry.
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Still can't decide if this is a wind-up. Everytime I try and imagine the scenario, I end up in hysterics.
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2229171/Florence-Taylor-86-mauled-FERRET-leapt-mobility-scooter-sunk-teeth-leg.html
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Fully agree with any type of productive animal therapy. Tbh, it's pretty hard not to be around ferrets and not feel better. Ferrets are domesticated and are capable of working, being pets and PR, so therapy is just another string to their bow. Ferts are taken to schools and hospitals for therapy and educational purposes, long may it continue and show just what these little animals are capable of. Atb.
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If she's prepared to feed herself, positive sign although early days. I'd keep up with the a/d for now and fingers crossed a keep feeding it day or two after she seems right as rain. I hope the vet that prescribed the antibiotics has been back in touch to check on her progress. Considering they gave no diagnosis or prognosis, bet your pretty p*ssed. ATB.
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Really hope she starts to pick up asap and starts keeping her food and fluids down better. Force-feeding is never pleasant, but cruel to be kind as they say. Recommend the a/d, it packs in calories but very easy to digest. While she certainly needs kept hydrated, she needs food to give her the strength to fight whatever it is she has. Best to give her as much food/water as she will take, as often as she will take it for now. Better to make liquidy paste of food and water (high protein goo!) if syringing often, as she needs both. Atb. edited to say Had a hob recently, very similar to y
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Hope your jill is still alive, it sounds pretty touch and go. What a/bs did vet prescribe, they should hopefully be kicking in by now? She really needs the calories (specific convalenscence foods i.e Hills a/d, mixed 50/50 with luke warm water) syringed into her and kept warm, ferts become very weak very quick so amazing the difference the right foods/treatment can make. Milk (unless lactose free) is a no-go, she seems to have enough gastric issues as it is. Hope you have some good news to share next time. Atb.
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Fireworks don't bother mine in the slightest, they seem more interested than anything else.
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Rats Tail most likely, hormone related (not moult related) but unknown why. As long as the tail hair regrows after winter moult and no further hair loss is noted over the body/any other non-normal symptoms, then really nothing to worry about.
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Spouting from books again ferret100, I ofered you to pay for my jills to be blood tested after being in season all summer without being mated or artificially taken out of season this time last year and declined stating I should pay for the blood tests!!! I've done the same this year and the jills came out of season in September with absolutely no signs of being ill or shabby looking,in fact they've been to quite a few shows displaying the ferret wheels in action and had nothing but praise for their condition Y.I.S Leeview Well that wasn't quite how the bargain went, but you tell it ho
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Not that I've personally known of, owners usually only request PMs for insurance policy purposes if needed and don't tend to want their pets opened up, poked around in, cause of death specified while paying for the privilege. However experimental research isn't sentimental and so why more and more diseases/illnesses etc are understood, prevented and treatable.
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Ferret jills are induced ovulators, basically meaning they remain fertile during the breeding season until 'mated', eg actually mated, v-hob, jill jab, spayed to end/prevent their cycle. Their mating cycle is controlled by photoperiod, meaning their breeding hormones are stimulated by the increase/longer duration of natural light (or artificial light when kept as indoor pets), hence why they come into season naturally around March to Sept. Oestrogen is a vital hormone for breeding purposes and if left unchecked in induced ovulators can indeed be fatal. Constitently high levels of oestroge
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Harvest mites maybe?
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You might well be looking at Ringworm then if you've noticed bald circular patches causing itching. Your new fert may have recovered from the strain of Ringworm before you got it but was a 'carrier', now your fert may be infected. As you've seen no evidence of fleas, best to get your fert checked out before it gets worse. ATB
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I've got three healthy Jill's here 6, 5 & 4 years old and none of them spayed. What's your point? What's your point? Have you a bald jill that is unrepsonsive to current tx?
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Yes, they can get Adrenal Disease regardless of whether they are neutered/spayed or not. Spaying a jill is very common practice and with a ferret savvy vet, complictions are minimal. I can only assume your jill has previously been given a 'Jill Jab', a temporary hormone regulator. Jills require specific care to prevent longterm complications due to hormones, unfortunately your jill appears to need assistance..... from a vet who knows the back end of a fert to their front. Sorry, not able to advise a competent fert vet in your area, but the hormone implant suggested before would be a s
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Not sure why your jill is unspayed, however.... Really suspect you are looking at Adrenal Disease here unfortunately. There is an implant that really helps with this, which is the Suprelorin implant which is a hormone regulator. It is implanted in the 'scruff' of the neck. The needle is considerably larger than a microchip needle and most Vets advise knocking the fert out with a bit of gas to insert the implant. Knocking them out is advisable for 2 reasons, firstly the needle is pretty large and painful so likely fert will try to jump ship if its left with its wits, secondly the impla
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Best to use lactose free milk. Lactose is a sugar, and ferts just aren't adapted to digest them. Sugars can cause issues with the adrenal gland, cancerous issues. However if a small dish of goats milk is given between several ferts say once a month, can't really see an big issue. ATB.
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Frontline is the way to go but Frontline spot on for cats is just too strong for ferts, no go with that one, you just need 2-3 sprays of the feline Frontline spray (depending on size of fert) on some rubber gloves and rub fert all over. Leave a message with receptionist/vet nurse for relevant Frontline for ferts explaining a suspected flea issue and they should get Vet to call you back, Frontline is POM-V, meaning a vet should examine before prescribing, but they may put up the med for collection without exam if you offer that you know what to do with the Frontline. Some individuals can
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fecking pissed off ! (hob now passed away)
ferret100 replied to chilly's topic in Ferrets & Ferreting
What a c*ck-up. So sorry your hob died. I'd be pretty pissed off with this vet too. Unless your hob was presenting difficult hormonal behaviour that required urgent veterinary attention, they should not have booked him in for any op. A hormone regulator may have been an option rather than trying to operate at his age IF he was hormonally imbalanced in relation to mating cycle. With vasectomies (and castrations), hobs really should be in season as the Vas Deferens can be very difficult to locate with they are not in season (as in the confusion the vets had over 'is it an artery?') -
Not sure I've ever said not to feed bones to dogs.... With regards to animals having bizzare attitudes to food, eg eating metal, rocks etc or just not accepting any food whatsoever, believe what you wish. Seems easier for you that way.
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Yeah, pics would help. Could be grazes, sores or callous forming.
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Just imagine your ferts having 'Born to Be Wild' as their bike anthem!
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no healthy animal would make the decision to starve to death rather than eat whats available, only humans are daft enough to make that sort of decision Funny enough, it happens. Not saying it's an everyday occurance. Just as odd as animals with Pica, but healthy animals can do very strange things.
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I have some male hybrids, as in EU Polecat x domesticated ferret. At 7 weeks old they were the size of an average ferret jill and smelt like a hob coming into season. They were timid but prepared for a row. They live with my ferrets just fine now. They were more difficult to nip-train (still nippy now for no real reason) and seem to have a temper at times. They have better eyesight and aren't easily distracted with surroundings. They are built much stronger than ferrets and generally seem to only do what pleases them. Mine have been handled by children (supervised) and have been no bother,