adammubu 0 Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Hello all. About a week ago i posted on here about one of my one year old jills (first time in heat) being ill. She was not really drinking or eating, was hardly moving and she always looked half asleep. Ok since then i moved her into her own cage and took her to the vets, the vets said they did not know what was wrong with her, gave her a jill jab and some antibiotics, charged us 35 quid and sent us on our way!!! At the moment she is reaally reaally skinny, bones are showing and she can't stand on all fours (she just flops over), she can't drink on her own or eat, has to be fed with a syringe. She is always shivering and looks like she is close to dieing. I have NO idea what happend to her, and why she is like this! If anyone knows anything that could help please tell me!! I really don't want to send he back to the vets and be charged 20 pounds for somemore antibiotics! please help if you have any answers at all! Thanks Quote Link to post
Joe67 239 Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 hey mate sorry to hear yoru ferrets condition hasnt improved,maybe try phoning around different vets to try find one who knows there stuff when it comes to ferrets.some vets are better than others with certin animals,not much help but worth a try.good luck Quote Link to post
mike1458 14 Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Sounds like possible botulism(food poisoning). My ferret had this and had same symptoms. You need to get to the vets and get some anti toxins in her. ASAP!!! Mike Quote Link to post
adammubu 0 Posted May 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Thanks for your Replys, but sadly i have to inform you that she has died. We all learn from our mistakes, and i am still learning about ferrets, this was a big eye opener at how fast ferrets can go down hill. Quote Link to post
KittleRox 2,147 Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Sorry about your jill mate but sounds like you to took her to a vet with no clue, in my opinion the vet shouldn,t have gave her the jill jab while the animal was ill 1 Quote Link to post
Ideation 8,216 Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Sad thing with ferrets mate is that by the time you have noticed that they have gone really down hill, there is usually not much you can do. As has been said though, some vets don't kow anything about them mate,but pretend to. Have a look about and see if there are any vets that deal with them regular in your area. R.I.P Jill. And i agree with KittleRox on that one. (the vets fault not yours) Quote Link to post
dave1600d 35 Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 sorry to hear about her dying mate..poor little fooker.......dunno wat im gonna do when mine pass on,,im so attached to the little blighters,,ATB FOR THE FUTURE,,DAVE Quote Link to post
Rake aboot 4,936 Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 This sounds similar to an experience I had years ago. Was she in season and for how long ? The symptoms sound like anemia, were her gums blue, this is what mine had and when the vet jabbed her she died soon after.,I did not know about anemia at the time and the vet new nothing,, leason learned there like!. Sorry about the wee bugger. ATB Quote Link to post
f mac 40 Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 sorry to hear that , but 1 thing sticks out all my hobs have died in there sleep it only seems to be jills that show illness maybe others can shed some light on that Quote Link to post
The one 8,493 Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Sad news id be phoning up the vet after paying out that amount of cash and asking a few questions though . Quote Link to post
*nikki* 4 Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 thats really sad like others have said id be asking the vet a few questions. but unless it was an exotics vet they dont really have a clue about ferrets as all they teach them is a 30 min lecture on exotics. did she have any of these symptoms:- loss of appetite, foul-smelling yellow or green sticky eye discharge, green or yellow nasal discharge, thick brown crusts that form on the eyes, nose, lips and chin, lethargy, diarrhoea, difficulty breathing, dehydration, convulsions. these are the symptoms of canine distemper that ferrets can catch. Aplastic Anaemia symptoms are:- swollen vulva, pale gums, lethargy and hair loss. its caused by the continued production of oestrogen in her body which can lead to bone marrow depression which leads to a form of anaemia RIP wee woman Quote Link to post
adammubu 0 Posted May 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 This sounds similar to an experience I had years ago. Was she in season and for how long ? The symptoms sound like anemia, were her gums blue, this is what mine had and when the vet jabbed her she died soon after.,I did not know about anemia at the time and the vet new nothing,, leason learned there like!. Sorry about the wee bugger. ATB She was in season for about a month, give or take a few days. No, i'm pretty sure her gums weren't blue. she wasn't eating or drinking by herself, i was syringing a goats milk and egg mixture and water into her mouth so all she had to was swallow. No foul smells coming from her as i'm aware. diarrhoea is a cert, no difficulty breathing. I'll be finding a real vets next time i have a problem, god forbid. Thanks for the advice. Adam. Quote Link to post
*nikki* 4 Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 maybe she had a blockage somewhere in her gut Quote Link to post
Kay 3,709 Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Very sad to hear about the jill.. to be honest its all iff's & but's .. the only way to find out what caused the jills death is to get a pm done & that would prove costly again At the end of the day the jill was treated but didnt make it.. you did what you could for her Quote Link to post
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