Ferrets got Pneumonia

[patterdalejoel 669]

reading this, i think i had a ferret similar to this die at end of last season, didnt know what the diagnosed term was at the time though. put her out of her misery in the end, wasnt too gutted as she was a poor worker and was going to get the chop anyway. but nice to know what it was and what to do for future if it happens with one of the good workers.

[Guest vin]

Wots the news Jai ?

[rob190364 2,594]

Hope she pulls through for you pal.

 

Nice to see someone so dedicated to their ferts aswell!!!

[johnny boy68 11,726]

Wots the news Jai ?

Spoke to Jai last night and she was still with us, still not right yet but a lot better though.

[joe14 98]

Hope no news is good news.

[ferretville 69]

Any news

[Ideation 8,216]

Hello all.

 

Thanks for all the kind words, she is still with us, and has got a half decent appetite back, and i'm no longer syringing fluid into her, as she will take a soup of the critical care food, and a bit of mince, made up with plenty of water. Still feeding her every few hours, and she doesnt do much inbetween but sleep, but its nice to see now, that when i go to feed her she wakes up and will walk out of the box on her own, and can walk around the room a bit. Her muscles are still very weak. It makes me realise now, after all of the time, care and food etc i have put into her, just how f****d she was on Sunday, literally like a skeleton.

 

She isn't out of the woods yet, and it could still go either way, but its looking a lot better, and i'm going to keep it up. If she does make it, i think it will be a while before she can work a warren again, but even with her off the a-team for a bit, it will make me a very happy man to have her here.

[ferretville 69]

Thats good news mate

[Stretch177 39]

Great news mate, hopefully she will pull through. You deserve a big pat on the back for the dedication and caring you have shown to her, a few people could learn a thing or 2 from this. Atb

[northern lad 2,292]

Glad shes picking up pal,most would have thrown the towel in days ago,well done

[sam4530s 37]

nice one jai keep it up mate , too many fook heads would of given up as said befor .

[NEWKID 27,132]

Good news mate, well done on the dedication to make sure she had the best chance. Proves all this bullshit "it's only a ferret" doesn't go for everyone.

Hopefully she makes a full recovery and is out working warrens sooner rather than later......

[Ideation 8,216]

Hello all!

 

Well, i think (and im probably cursing myself here) that she is going to make it. She has perked right up, comes out of the box herself, has started using the water bottle and will have a wander about the room. She seems a bit unsteady on her feet, especially her back legs, but im just hoping that its a bit of stiffness and a lack of muscle.

[theferreter 311]

good to hear shes on the mend jai you have done a brillant job keeping her alive well done fella

[superfurryanimal 91]

hope she pulls through for you mate, had a similar thing with one of my hobs last year, brought him indoors and syringed him water and honey, he's still with me today, great stuff honey been proven to work as good as some antibiotics for respiratory infections a.t.b sfa