can't belive it

[MR TEA POT 1,287]

I am gutted at the moment.I went to feed ferrets last night and one of my young jills did not come out,so i had a look at her and she was a bit wobbley on her legs and breathing heavy,i checked her first thing this morning and she was dead .Can not work out why yesterday morning she seemed fine running and dancing about with other jill and then in the space of a few hours she is dead.The other jill seems fine,the ferrets were just starting to work,i spent all summer getting them tame and ready for the season and then this happens :realmad: .I have had ferrets for about 15 years and have never known a ferret die so quickly in such a short space of time.Has anybody had this happen to them?

[young beater 0]

Sorry to hear aout you ferret mate.

Ben

[doddsy1970 9]

Sorry to hear about your loss mate. What are you feeding them?

[wingnut 27]

Sorry to hear that mate, my ferret gone abit lame in his back legs the other day but seems to be ok now was quite wierd don't know what it was.

[mel b 2,561]

sorry to hear that paul , they looked fantastic when i saw them mate.

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

Happened to me about a year ago, Eddie. Right as rain on Monday. Last legs on tuesday. Kept ferrets for decades and very seldom lost one to sickness. But when they go over, f*** me do they go over!

 

There's probably some cause for this which vetinary science simply hasn't located yet. Figure it out though; How many could afford a full Post Mortem to discover the cause? And, as ye see there, the little buggers hardly hang about to give us time to sort much else out

 

For the record too; Yep. My other jill, her run mate, was and remained tip top.

 

Mysterious things, ferrets.

[MR TEA POT 1,287]

Cheers lads,i feed them on whole carcass's(fur,bone,feather)then give dry food if meats not available.They are cleaned out every other day,i always check the next morning to remove any food that as not been eaten,espacilly in hot weather.Has you say ds when they go they go.

Edited September 14, 2006 by bigeddie

[Neil 0]

I went in my shed to feed mine last night, and they all came out there nest to meet me exept one 15 week old hob, i looked in the nest and i saw him laid out and looking close to death i picked him up and he was "twitching" slightly, i laid him on the floor whilst i fed the rest, and about 3 mins later, picked him back up but he was just lifeless almost looked dead.....and then he yawned, looked across, saw the food and ran to the pot to eat . Little bugger was asleep all the time

[Kay 3,709]

I went in my shed to feed mine last night, and they all came out there nest to meet me exept one 15 week old hob, i looked in the nest and i saw him laid out and looking close to death i picked him up and he was "twitching" slightly, i laid him on the floor whilst i fed the rest, and about 3 mins later, picked him back up but he was just lifeless almost looked dead.....and then he yawned, looked across, saw the food and ran to the pot to eat . Little bugger was asleep all the time

 

They scare the life out of you when they do that, its called dead sleep

[Guest Frank]

Bigeddie, so sorry about your loss.

I had a albino jill, that faded away, for no apparent reason at all and just like your self, i raised it all summer, taming it ect and then that happens.

Her sister and other hob are perfect.

Not a nice feeling.

Hope your others are fine and good luck with them.

As Ds says, they are mysterious at times and i think more research should be done on them and more flaming vets should be edudcated on the illnesses that ferrets get, as most of them are dumb, when it comes to ferts.

 

All the best,

 

Frank.

[the fezz 44]

sorry to hear that mate

[MR TEA POT 1,287]

Just picked up a nice polecat with a bit of silver on her chin,to replace the one i lost.She is very well handled and tame,if she hunts like she handles i will be a happy man.

[Guest Frank]

Thats great, best of luck with her.

Let us know how she gets on.

Frank.

[MR TEA POT 1,287]

will do frank