coughing

[devvo 0]

hi lads,

My hob keeps having coughing fits i carnt see any reason for him to cough, hes living with one of our jills and shes fine if anyone has any ideas why he is coughing and how i can stop it i would be very grateful

[Guest wickidweasel]

Could be hairballs

[Guest RobW71]

When I clean out the Ferrets out, they'll sometimes rummage through the fresh shavings, that sometimes makes them cough a little.

 

Regards Rob

[Guest ferreting king]

inside his hutch is it wet or have you had cold and wet weather?

 

the hob could catch WET FOOT, its the animals form of the human COLD or FLU

 

it takes a while for the ferret to produce enough anti bodies to get rid of the wet foot so make sure he is warm, ie . extra bedding

[Guest wickidweasel]

Just did a quick search could alo be Cold, heart disease; lymphosarcoma i think coughing is the sign of a few other illnesses but if its the only sympton and the time of year i would say hairballs you can get some stuff for cats

[SeanTheHawker 0]

might be wood shaving in there mouth?

[MikeTheDog 153]

How long has he been having coughing fits?..Hours or days?...What have you been feeding him? Can you see into his mouth/throat?....Is it red and inflamed?

[devvo 0]

How long has he been having coughing fits?..Hours or days?...What have you been feeding him? Can you see into his mouth/throat?....Is it red and inflamed?

 

 

i think his mouth is fine, give me a sec il see if i can get a picture to double check

 

his mouth is totally fine, and i crnt see anything down his throat, and we have had really hot weather here, everything is dry where he lives, and he is up and about like normal, i hope its just fur balls

hes been coughing for about 2 days on and off,weve been feeding him ferret complete, dry busicuits like i always have done

Edited July 12, 2006 by devvo

[MikeTheDog 153]

Doesn't sound like he's suffering in anyway, probably nothing to worry about just keep an eye on him imo

[Guest eddie willo]

My ferret coughs when i feed him ferret complete i think that it is too dry it is ok when it has arabbit or mice or cat food mine only tends to cough when i feed it dry mixes.

Hope your ferret is ok.

Happy hunting eddie

[devvo 0]

i feed my other to ferrets on the same stuff but they dont cough maybe hes just been difficult :11: one last thing

 

ROLL ON SEPTEMBER

[socks 32,253]

i had a jill that used to cough when i had to feed dry food all tyhe others were fine .... as soon as they were back on flesh she would stop coughing ..........

[devvo 0]

i had a jill that used to cough when i had to feed dry food all tyhe others were fine .... as soon as they were back on flesh she would stop coughing ..........

 

 

the only problem is i dont have access to freash rabbits etc, only ones out off the freezer, il try one of those, thanks lads