2 dead ferrets last week morning

[AKeeNShoT 5]

got up other morning to find both me kats dead and clueless as to why. ive been feeding them ferals and rabbits for months . looks like they both died in there sleep. the cage was clean enough and had clean water each day. they where both fine the day before am totally bemused this has come at a bad time coz i needed them to push bunnys about for me , hope there,s no virus,s in the cage or i,ll av to burn it. has anyone got fully grown ferrets for sale i live in tyne and wear

[CRAZYDOG09 14]

got up other morning to find both me kats dead and clueless as to why. ive been feeding them ferals and rabbits for months . looks like they both died in there sleep. the cage was clean enough and had clean water each day. they where both fine the day before am totally bemused this has come at a bad time coz i needed them to push bunnys about for me , hope there,s no virus,s in the cage or i,ll av to burn it. has anyone got fully grown ferrets for sale i live in tyne and wear

same happend to me i had a hob fine 1 day dead the next seemed as o it died in its sl{ep

[Guest lavyheed]

A bit of a mystery.

 

Don't burn the cage, you can clean it with a product called virkon, this will kill anything and is animal friendly.

[parkstone 24]

Same thing happened here.

 

We lost a 4 year old ferret Jill that was perfectly healthy, replaced her with one of this years kits.

 

shut up for the night and she was jumping about full of health morning after dead no sign of anything wronge with either of them.

 

burnt the hutch just in case so i'm now needing a new cage & ferret

[festa 206]

got up other morning to find both me kats dead and clueless as to why. ive been feeding them ferals and rabbits for months . looks like they both died in there sleep. the cage was clean enough and had clean water each day. they where both fine the day before am totally bemused this has come at a bad time coz i needed them to push bunnys about for me , hope there,s no virus,s in the cage or i,ll av to burn it. has anyone got fully grown ferrets for sale i live in tyne and wear

 

hi mate its not good when this happens but there is no definate way to say what killed them without the vets doing tests and that will cost you if both died at the same time could it be summit they ate personaly i dont feed mine ferals they carry to many dieseas's which is bad for humans never mind ferrets so that may be summit to look at ..are they kept outside ?? the temp has dropped a hell of alot over the past month (normally this wont be a problem ) but if they've had an underlineing problem that may not of helped ..

like i say mate it could be anything what your best off doing now is getting some viruscide give the cage a good clean out and get another pair ..

im sure there will be someone on here who might help you there im in newcastle if your close there is a pair of hobs here you could have ...

 

atb gary

[Kay 3,709]

i wouldnt feed ferals either i know how nasty a bite from one of them can turn let alone what other diesases they carry, but as been said previously its hard to tell without a pm for sure

 

Just a thought i know many ferals are trapped & brought in for neutering & then released again , i am told that normaly they cut a v shape nick in the cats ear when its under anasthetic so in the future people know its been neutered & its possible they may also be jabbed for the common cat diseases

 

If that is the case then it may be worth looking into the possibility that its some chemical the cat may have been injected with

 

Bit of a long shot i know

[Downunder_Sthn_Ferreter 16]

Sorry to hear of your loss, Its sad to loose good Ferrets.

 

You may have already had their funeral.

But incase you haven't.

 

Just a thought,

Perhaps an autopsy by a vet may be able to trace further the actual cause of death.

 

Cheers,

 

Shaun

[The one 8,456]

I thought he ment feral pigeons ??

[Kay 3,709]

I thought he ment feral pigeons ??

 

 

I dont know i assumed cats that assumption comes from the days when i got regular phone call from an old fella we became friends with , who used to reel of a list of things he had shot , feral cats being one of them & a turkey he ran over that was so big i couldnt pick it up

[inan 841]

I thought he ment feral pigeons ??

 

 

I dont know i assumed cats that assumption comes from the days when i got regular phone call from an old fella we became friends with , who used to reel of a list of things he had shot , feral cats being one of them & a turkey he ran over that was so big i couldnt pick it up

I think its pigeons he is referring to Kay.

[bedrock 16]

:11: @ Kay.

 

I have always fed ferals (pigeons) to my stinkers with no problems, but they aren’t the scabby ones you see round town.

I have even eaten them myself and had no problems. atb bedrock

[Kay 3,709]

:11: @ Kay.

 

I have always fed ferals (pigeons) to my stinkers with no problems, but they aren’t the scabby ones you see round town.

I have even eaten them myself and had no problems. atb bedrock

 

 

Maybe i am the only person to be offered feral cats as ferret food then , i do remember reading donkeys yrs ago that Plummer fed his ferret rhysus (sp) monkeys on occasion

[festa 206]

I thought he ment feral pigeons ??

yu have both feral cats and pigeons but i hope he's not feeding his ferrets cat lol...where in tyne and wear are you mate ?? ive got 2 hobs you can have 5a each if you want them

 

atb gary

Edited November 10, 2009 by festa

[tjones3862 3,423]

hi all

this is how it goes ,if you feed pigeons like most off us do what you have to remember is to remove what is left because the weather is mild during the day and the meat goes off and your ferrets will still eat it if there is nothing else this by giving your ferrets food poisoning because they are only small and they cannot over come this , so remove all old food and feed fresh food tim

[bunny warren 0]

hi all

this is how it goes ,if you feed pigeons like most off us do what you have to remember is to remove what is left because the weather is mild during the day and the meat goes off and your ferrets will still eat it if there is nothing else this by giving your ferrets food poisoning because they are only small and they cannot over come this , so remove all old food and feed fresh food tim

i lost 2 last year suddenly put it down to bad weather damp etc fine one day dead the next . later found out lots of people lost them same time oldest one survived and still working fine.possibly viral?