Ever seen a ferret be sick? I Did tonight :/

[Jonezy 7]

Hi, my ferret was spaced out, laid out side in the sun, when all of the sudden he got up and started gerking, turns out he was been sick, loads off water and fluid kept bursting out of his mouth, i took him out of the cage and put him in the spare one while i cleaned it,

i put fresh food in and filled his waterbottles when i put him back in his cage he drank from his waterbottle for around 10mins none stop, eat some food and then seemed ok, i think he got de-hydrated in the warm weather, either that or he just wasn't very well, the last thing he eat before been ill was meat from butchers what i got fresh the same day?

any one ever seen any thing like this before?

[AndyKelly 251]

ferrets cant sweat and should never be left in direct sunlight - you have been very lucky it hasnt brought on a diabetic fit hope the little fuzz is ok

[Gin 500]

What sort of meat from the butchers ?

[rob190364 2,594]

does sound like dehydration, did the water bottles have anything in them before you filled them after cleaning?

[The one 8,524]

My smallest jill seems to get travel sickness or maybe she just get over excited she has foamy bubbles round her mouth and retches when you put her down after travelling to a farm but she works great all day and doesn't do it going home ?.

[Jonezy 7]

does sound like dehydration, did the water bottles have anything in them before you filled them after cleaning?

Yeah both waterbottles was half full before i re-filled them mate?

 

What sort of meat from the butchers ?

The meat was off cuts, liver, mince ect

 

My smallest jill seems to get travel sickness or maybe she just get over excited she has foamy bubbles round her mouth and retches when you put her down after travelling to a farm but she works great all day and doesn't do it going home ?.

Hey mate funny you should say that this happens to my mates ferret as well he foams from the mouth when he goes in his traveling box, but it;s not travel sickness he has because when we put him in a bigger box (cat box) hes fine, but any thing smaller he foams from the mouth like yours, i think my mates is chlostrophobic?

Edited March 28, 2012 by Jonezy

[rob190364 2,594]

does sound like dehydration, did the water bottles have anything in them before you filled them after cleaning?

Yeah both waterbottles was half full before i re-filled them mate?

 

What sort of meat from the butchers ?

The meat was off cuts, liver, mince ect

 

My smallest jill seems to get travel sickness or maybe she just get over excited she has foamy bubbles round her mouth and retches when you put her down after travelling to a farm but she works great all day and doesn't do it going home ?.

Hey mate funny you should say that this happens to my mates ferret as well he foams from the mouth when he goes in his traveling box, but it;s not travel sickness he has because when we put him in a bigger box (cat box) hes fine, but any thing smaller he foams from the mouth like yours, i think my mates is chlostrophobic?

a chlostrophobic ferret what a nightmare!!!! that'd be like having a hawk that's scared of heights!!! :laugh:

 

wierd one about your ferret then bud, have you left meat in there too long? they are susceptible to food poisoning so if some meats gone off it might have been that?

[Jonezy 7]

does sound like dehydration, did the water bottles have anything in them before you filled them after cleaning?

Yeah both waterbottles was half full before i re-filled them mate?

 

What sort of meat from the butchers ?

The meat was off cuts, liver, mince ect

 

My smallest jill seems to get travel sickness or maybe she just get over excited she has foamy bubbles round her mouth and retches when you put her down after travelling to a farm but she works great all day and doesn't do it going home ?.

Hey mate funny you should say that this happens to my mates ferret as well he foams from the mouth when he goes in his traveling box, but it;s not travel sickness he has because when we put him in a bigger box (cat box) hes fine, but any thing smaller he foams from the mouth like yours, i think my mates is chlostrophobic?

a chlostrophobic ferret what a nightmare!!!! that'd be like having a hawk that's scared of heights!!! :laugh:

 

wierd one about your ferret then bud, have you left meat in there too long? they are susceptible to food poisoning so if some meats gone off it might have been that?

 

Just fed him as usuall and the next day there was some meat hid in the corners i took it all out like it could have been the heat making the meat bad and flys going on it as well as its hot he seems better now eating and drinking again

[rob190364 2,594]

glad to hear he's on the mend

[joe14 98]

I dont like water bottles in this weather. Mine all have heavy bowls of water plus their bottles. Just dont think they can get enough

water out of the bottles in this weather.

[Jonezy 7]

I dont like water bottles in this weather. Mine all have heavy bowls of water plus their bottles. Just dont think they can get enough

water out of the bottles in this weather.

i was thinking the same but of course they can get enough water they will just drink until they have got enough if you get me?

 

 

glad to hear he's on the mend

thanks alot buddie

[scottish hare hunter 2,345]

ferrets cant sweat and should never be left in direct sunlight - you have been very lucky it hasnt brought on a diabetic fit hope the little fuzz is ok

 

my big hob i am conviced he sweats when its hot the past week has been really warm and he has been laying oout in his run rather than bed when you lift him he is soaking lol

Edited March 29, 2012 by scottish hare hunter

[djwarner 16]

does sound like dehydration, did the water bottles have anything in them before you filled them after cleaning?

Yeah both waterbottles was half full before i re-filled them mate?

 

What sort of meat from the butchers ?

The meat was off cuts, liver, mince ect

 

My smallest jill seems to get travel sickness or maybe she just get over excited she has foamy bubbles round her mouth and retches when you put her down after travelling to a farm but she works great all day and doesn't do it going home ?.

Hey mate funny you should say that this happens to my mates ferret as well he foams from the mouth when he goes in his traveling box, but it;s not travel sickness he has because when we put him in a bigger box (cat box) hes fine, but any thing smaller he foams from the mouth like yours, i think my mates is chlostrophobic?

mad init it bud he goes down holes fine but he dont like been in his box

[hodgypig 74]

does sound like dehydration, did the water bottles have anything in them before you filled them after cleaning?

Yeah both waterbottles was half full before i re-filled them mate?

 

What sort of meat from the butchers ?

The meat was off cuts, liver, mince ect

 

My smallest jill seems to get travel sickness or maybe she just get over excited she has foamy bubbles round her mouth and retches when you put her down after travelling to a farm but she works great all day and doesn't do it going home ?.

Hey mate funny you should say that this happens to my mates ferret as well he foams from the mouth when he goes in his traveling box, but it;s not travel sickness he has because when we put him in a bigger box (cat box) hes fine, but any thing smaller he foams from the mouth like yours, i think my mates is chlostrophobic?

a chlostrophobic ferret what a nightmare!!!! that'd be like having a hawk that's scared of heights!!! :laugh:

 

wierd one about your ferret then bud, have you left meat in there too long? they are susceptible to food poisoning so if some meats gone off it might have been that?

 

 

a chlostrophobic ferret lmao or a greyhound thats scared of running

Edited April 1, 2012 by hodgypig

[Tug 168]

More likely to be heatstroke.