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[mickyferret 0]

can any one help me i add two ferrets given 2 yr ago and me gill died this yr just befor giving birth and noe me hob is going very thin but he is eating and drinking ok can any one tell me why he going thin?????

[obby 10]

could be the time of year mate they often go abit streamline in the summer although if its a rapid wieght loss this is one of the first signs of botulism in ferrets so i would get him to a vet to be on the safe side,hope hes ok keep us posted.

atb

ob

[mickyferret 0]

thanks and will keep you posted

[The one 8,477]

Hes in season all he will have on his mind is mating .

[stealthy1 3,964]

He's probably spending 24 hours a day knocking one out over his dearly departed jill

[LoganSinclair 0]

It could just be his Coat changing for the summer time.

[theferreter 311]

all hobs thin down in the summer months all down to molting out of there winter coat and thinking about getin there end away wouldent worry mate

[stupot 0]

hi buddy

my hob goes very thin this time of year, then winter gets a fat little bugger get him to the vets just incase but i would say time of year mate

 

atb stupot

[rob190364 2,594]

could be worms?

[The one 8,477]

'rob190364' timestamp='1310637211' post='2149677']

could be worms?

 

Ive never seen worms in a ferrets scat have you ??.

[theferreter 311]

'rob190364' timestamp='1310637211' post='2149677']

could be worms?

 

Ive never seen worms in a ferrets scat have you ??.

me either

[rob190364 2,594]

'rob190364' timestamp='1310637211' post='2149677']

could be worms?

 

Ive never seen worms in a ferrets scat have you ??.

me either

So do you think they're immune to getting worms then??

[DottyDoo 500]

ferrets digestive tract is not long enuff to hold worms...............

so i was always told

 

i freeze rabbits for a minimum of 28 days before i feed to dogs to kill worms, but i never freeze for ferrets, unless i aint got any fresh in.....

 

 

never noticed any worms in my ferrets poo poo,

 

 

 

my hobs always lose some condition over the summer, due to being on the ran dan constantly

[rob190364 2,594]

ferrets digestive tract is not long enuff to hold worms...............

so i was always told

 

i freeze rabbits for a minimum of 28 days before i feed to dogs to kill worms, but i never freeze for ferrets, unless i aint got any fresh in.....

 

 

never noticed any worms in my ferrets poo poo,

 

 

 

my hobs always lose some condition over the summer, due to being on the ran dan constantly

well I didn't know that! I've never had a ferret with worms either but I always assumed it was because I didn't feed them raw in the past.

[rob190364 2,594]

Something of a ferret health website:

 

Although intestinal worms can infect ferrets, they don’t seem to be a major problem for them. The following are the 3 most common intestinal parasites found in ferrets:

 

Coccidia

 

Symptoms include:

 

Diarrhea

Weight Loss

Anorexia

Your vet will probably give your ferret a pill or liquid medicine for 10 days and then will check a poop sample to make sure the problem has been cured.

 

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Giardia lamblia

Uncommon in ferrets but has been known to occur in ferrets which drink contaminated water or food, especially raw offal.

 

Guardia is diagnosed by faecal testing. If your ferret is found to have the parasite, you will probably be given medicine to give it orally for 10 days to cure it.

 

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Cryptosporidium parvum

Symptoms include:

 

Profuse watery diarrhea

Depression

Anorexia

 

An infected ferret may not show any symptoms until it gets stressed or its immune system becomes suppressed by another illness. Kits could get cryptosporidium from eating raw offal or from their mother.