Emergency Please Help

[Jack.308 40]

When i got home from work i noticed my 1 hob ferret kit was shivvering so i fed them all amd went shopping when i returned an hour later he was still shivering when i took him out i placed him on the floor and he couldnt stand totaly off his front and back legs no power at all i brought him inside put som raw chicken and teard bread with egg mixed in for him and placed it on the floor he had no intrest in it so i did a saucer of water and he started drinking and didnt stop for 15mins i put him in the ferret box and he went to sleep still shivering i checked up on him just and hes still got no power and off his legs wont drink or eat and help as to what to do please?

[paulus 26]

When i got home from work i noticed my 1 hob ferret kit was shivvering so i fed them all amd went shopping when i returned an hour later he was still shivering when i took him out i placed him on the floor and he couldnt stand totaly off his front and back legs no power at all i brought him inside put som raw chicken and teard bread with egg mixed in for him and placed it on the floor he had no intrest in it so i did a saucer of water and he started drinking and didnt stop for 15mins i put him in the ferret box and he went to sleep still shivering i checked up on him just and hes still got no power and off his legs wont drink or eat and help as to what to do please?

sounds like an infection, vets

[Malt 379]

Keep it warm, hydrated and get it to the vets.. In my experience ferrets go down hill very quickly when they get really sick so time is of the essence..

[foxtails 272]

try and keep him at a moderate temprature,,make sure hes drinking plenty of fluids, heat stroke id say, but its only a guess, a weird one this, but hopefully someone who knows a bit more will be along soon to give you some advise hope he gets better soon mate

[Malt 379]

try and keep him cool,,make sure hes drinking plenty of fluids, heat stroke id say, but its only a guess so hopefully someone who knows a bit more will be along soon to give you some advise hope he gets better soon mate

Didn't think of heatstroke, middle of the middle of the bloody summer ain't it!

[Jack.308 40]

Hes in my ferreting box at the mo with wood shavings and ill take him to the vets first thing in the morning

[coneyman999 17]

Mist him lightly with cold water and a fan, make an electrolyte (1pt warm water, 1 tablespoon sugar or glucose is better if you have it and add a teaspoon of salt, stir well to dissolve salt then allow to drink as much as possible.

[mollski 16]

hOPE he gets better keep us posted please

[Stretch177 39]

Keep him hydrated and if hes still the same in the morning then take him to the vets

[foxtails 272]

yep hope he gets better, keep us posted on how hes getting on,

[Jamie m 668]

Sounds like dehydration , perhaps ,

[skycat 6,173]

Hes in my ferreting box at the mo with wood shavings and ill take him to the vets first thing in the morning

Needs to be somewhere with a good flow of air: not a ferreting box in this heat. Shivering can be a sign of heatstroke, unlikely he'll be cold. Ferret that drinks for 15 minutes is very dehydrated or very ill from some other cause. Was there water in his hutch/court?

[joe14 98]

I agree take him out of the ferreting box! If hes that weak bribg him in the house surley he cant go far. Keep him hydrated little and often and go steady with the syringe dont pump it down him quick

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

Has he survived the night?

[dave1600d 35]

well?