Strange Behaviour In My Old Jill

[MrsChamp606 553]

Hey guys,

 

My oldest jill is around 5 1/2 years old and has always been a good little grafter is showing some strange behaviour.

 

Checked on em earlier and she was lay lifeless at the back of the pen, picked her up and her legs were not working, no life, tried to place her down to check and she wouldn't even hold her own body weight. I thought oh god she must of had a stroke or something, so I gave her some water through a syringe and placed her back into the pen and thought I will check her every couple of hours and see how she goes.

 

Just been back down and she is moving normally. Up the mesh as usual eating and drinking??!!

 

Should I be worried? Any ideas?

 

Cheers

[GreyRake 108]

Search up ' insulinoma ' see if the symptoms match. Don't know much about it other than it's quite common in older ferrets and you can try giving them a bit of honey for sugar and an egg for protein to try and perk them up. I think insulinomas sort of like diabetes for ferrets.

[GreyRake 108]

Sorry for double posting, missed your last bit, maybe she was in dead sleep? Mine don't do it but Ive herd alot of ferrets can have trouble waking up.

[The one 8,479]

Deep sleep syndrome its pretty common in ferrets

[Kay 3,709]

I would have thought getting it to a vets was a good start

[pie-eater 377]

Deep sleep syndrome its pretty common in ferrets

I picked up one of my jills once and thought she was stone dead. Took about 20 seconds for her to wake up.

[happyferret123 13]

Though I have posted this before, I do think its a great link to info about many ferret illness and problems:

 

http://starescue.org.uk/#/ferret-illnesses/4546687358

http://www.ferret-fact.org/SymptomChart.htm#LEGS

 

They have seen it all at the rescue.