Malt 379 Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 While I feel sorry for the lad, lets not go down the route of... "Well that's what you get for leaving them in season..." ...because it's not always the case. It's always best practice to take jills out of season, but, people can and do keep jills successfully for many, many years without it, with the correct precautions... Quote Link to post
George Eliot 3 Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 sorry, misinterpreted your post I only know of one who survived, had aplastic anaemia and pyometra,they jabbed her and gave her antibiotics,speyed her a couple of weeks later.Her internal organs had started to crystalise apparently,vet put it down to her being in season for so long - was a foundling so not sure how long Quote Link to post
George Eliot 3 Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 While I feel sorry for the lad, lets not go down the route of... i sure as hell dont feel sorry for the lad, feel sorry for the ferret Quote Link to post
Kay 3,709 Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 sorry, misinterpreted your post I only know of one who survived, had aplastic anaemia and pyometra,they jabbed her and gave her antibiotics,speyed her a couple of weeks later.Her internal organs had started to crystalise apparently,vet put it down to her being in season for so long - was a foundling so not sure how long A spay can sometimes deal with pyometra as can antibiotics , but unless the jills seen by a vet as its off its legs now chances are it will die anyway sadly Quote Link to post
joe14 98 Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 (edited) Why dont people animals take animals to the vet instead of posting on a forum. f*****g winds me up. As to the first reply, would you do same to your best working dog? Seeing a vet when an animal is clearly ill is the responsibility you take on when you take on any animal. Edited July 24, 2011 by joe14 2 Quote Link to post
Ideation 8,216 Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 Why dont people animals take animals to the vet instead of posting on a forum. f*****g winds me up. As to the first reply, would you do same to your best working dog? Seeing a vet when an animal is clearly ill is the responsibility you take on when you take on any animal. I think if a lot of folk had a working dog that was obviously, seriously f****d and suffering, then yes they would. But your right about the rest. 1 Quote Link to post
the_stig 6,614 Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 first course of action would of been take it to a vet --- sometimes the longer you leave things the harder it becomes to take it to a vet out of embarassment ... experiance is a hard earned thing to come by -- maybe the thread starter should of being a novice asked advice earlier on how to get through a season - in this case lesson learned experiance gained ... dont know feck all about ferrets but maybe this thread might be one to stick some decent advice on for future referance . Quote Link to post
ferret100 47 Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 Why dont people animals take animals to the vet instead of posting on a forum. f*****g winds me up. As to the first reply, would you do same to your best working dog? Seeing a vet when an animal is clearly ill is the responsibility you take on when you take on any animal. Fully agree with you. I feel very sorry for the ferret, my guess is Open Pyometra, unless it gets appropriate vet tx asap, it's a goner. What a shame that the keyboard and this forum came before the telephone and a vet. Quote Link to post
kevin from bristol 95 Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 hi lads i have a jill and she is 10 months old and she has been in heat for more than 4 months . i took her out today and her back legs wouldnt work and she has yellow fluid coming out of her private it has red markins around it. she is my first ferret so im not an expert or any thing,has this ever happened to your jills or could u help me please!! cheers knock it on the back of its head hard and fast and dont get another one before knowing what your getting into Quote Link to post
f mac 40 Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 no easy way ,leave it in season take your chances ,get the jill jab although recently vets dont recommend it now can cause probs ,get the new implant 90 quid for a couple years now recomended by vets ,i bet it is , or a vas hob also can cause probs with to many phantom pregs ,cant realy win either way keeping pets is easy keeping working animals is learning your trade .i know the guys on here i will listen too and the 1s i wont 1 Quote Link to post
Malt 379 Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 no easy way ,leave it in season take your chances ,get the jill jab although recently vets dont recommend it now can cause probs ,get the new implant 90 quid for a couple years now recomended by vets ,i bet it is , or a vas hob also can cause probs with to many phantom pregs ,cant realy win either way keeping pets is easy keeping working animals is learning your trade .i know the guys on here i will listen too and the 1s i wont Totally agree with it all pal, especially about the Jill jab being not without it's risks... I took one to the thumb last year trying to hold my albino Jill still.. Quote Link to post
f mac 40 Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 no easy way ,leave it in season take your chances ,get the jill jab although recently vets dont recommend it now can cause probs ,get the new implant 90 quid for a couple years now recomended by vets ,i bet it is , or a vas hob also can cause probs with to many phantom pregs ,cant realy win either way keeping pets is easy keeping working animals is learning your trade .i know the guys on here i will listen too and the 1s i wont Totally agree with it all pal, especially about the Jill jab being not without it's risks... I took one to the thumb last year trying to hold my albino Jill still.. did it bring u out malt Quote Link to post
the_stig 6,614 Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 ok i`m intrigued by this jill in season thing and how it works --- will someone spell it out for me i sort of get the gist of it .. Quote Link to post
Malt 379 Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 ok i`m intrigued by this jill in season thing and how it works --- will someone spell it out for me i sort of get the gist of it .. ferrets go into an extended season governed by the lengthening daylight hours in the spring & don't come out of it until either they're mated or the nights draw in. The same hormone jab that's used to suppress a season in a Bitch can be used to bring a jill out of season, although a lower dose is needed. A hob ferret who has had a vasectomy can also mate with the jill and bring her out of season. Some people will insist that a jill must be brought out of season one way or another or she will die or explode or something, while some people will insist that a a jill can be kept perfectly well through a season until she comes out naturally by making sure it's living area is kept clean. With the Jill's genitals being swollen and moist, there is a higher risk of it picking up a nasty infection if not kept in very clean conditions. Of course it's all open to debate, and it's quite likely that some pet ferret owning harpy will pipe up and tell me how I'm totally wrong and should be shot... Quote Link to post
Malt 379 Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 did it bring u out malt I got all emotional pal.. Later on that night the wife and I sat down together & had a good cry... Quote Link to post
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.