Whats wrong with my ferret

[nercwys 10]

Just been out to see my ferrets and my six month old hob is not eating or drinking and cant even stand.

Can anyone tell me how to get him back to his old self.

[Guest bodgerbear]

All I can suggest is keep him warm, try to syringe water down him to keep him hydrated, then I would suggest off to the vets in the morning (Know you probably will). You could always try mixing some cat milk in with some ferret biscuit and syringe that as well. Hope this helps and your fert gets better soon

[rob190364 2,594]

Just been out to see my ferrets and my six month old hob is not eating or drinking and cant even stand.

Can anyone tell me how to get him back to his old self.

Food poisoning? has it eaten any raw meat in the last day or so? Not got any bones lodged in its throat or anything like that? :-(

[jacrabbit 0]

keep him away from the other ferrets just to be safe. put him in a warm cage on his own till you can get him to the vet. hope he getts better

[longdog13 36]

All I can suggest is keep him warm, try to syringe water down him to keep him hydrated, then I would suggest off to the vets in the morning (Know you probably will). You could always try mixing some cat milk in with some ferret biscuit and syringe that as well. Hope this helps and your fert gets better soon

 

Be careful with syringing, it's really very easy to drown a ferret using this technique

[rat man 0]

sounds like your ferret might have dissemper juust keep warm n plenty ov warm milk

[longdog13 36]

sounds like your ferret might have dissemper juust keep warm n plenty ov warm milk

 

Lactulose puppy milk would do better if you can get it.

[black lab 3]

Just been out to see my ferrets and my six month old hob is not eating or drinking and cant even stand.

Can anyone tell me how to get him back to his old self.

 

Sorry to say mate but if its that bad i would put it out of its misery, "cannot stand or drink" you would be doing the right thing.

[Countrykid 1]

My Jill was getting like that,lost loads of weight was shivering but fortunately could stand up still.

So I put her in a cage in my house mixed biscuits and milk up and she is getting very well now

[nercwys 10]

He is getting stronger slowly i have given him some water and sugar he is trying to eat some of his food.

I am not giving up on him just yet.

If he has dissemper will he get over it?

 

 

Thanks for all of your info really apprecite it.

[rat man 0]

u say ur ferret is over the worse he should recover good luck

[longdog13 36]

Not been to the vets then?

[noddy6560 0]

if he has distemper no he will not get over it, it is fatal in ferrets and highly contagious. he needs to see a vet pdq

[nercwys 10]

Just been to the vets and they said he will not survive the day. .

So they had to put him to sleep,I`m gutted as he was a very good ferret.

The vets said he had disstemper and that i have done the wright thing.

 

 

 

HOW CAN I STOP THIS FU*^ING THING FROM GETTING AT MY OTHER FERRETS THEY ARE NICE AND WARM IN THERE HUTCH AND CLEANED EVERY FEW DAYS AND I FEED THEM EVERY DAY.PISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSED OFF LADS. :wallbash

[fensaluki 35]

Bad times buddy,sorry to hear that mate.

All I can suggest is empty your hutches out completly scrub them out thouroughly with vicon or somthing simlar give em a nice new warm bed and hopfully all will be well fella

ATB