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Hi I have a litter of 12 ferrets but 3 of them have a prolapsed anus they seem active and not any different from the others in behaviour but I'm obviously concerned about there prolapse. I have given them some laxatives which has almost instantly helped with there constipation. Does anyone have any suggestions. Is this a life threatening problem or does it go back in would appreciate some help thanks

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Depending on how bad the prolapse is you can put sugar on our finger and then put it on the prolapse you have to keep it there for ten to fifteen minutes to give the sugar time to work. If you dont the ferrets will lick the sugar off then its a waste of time lol. The sugar helps to shrink it back into place, but like i say depends on how bad the prolapse is. If this doesnt work then a vet visit might be needed to stitch it in place.

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Preferably whole carcass... Rabbit, pigeon etc. If you can't get hold of that any of the ferret foods you can buy off the shelf would do the trick. Ferrets start to eat solids at around three weeks, so if they haven't been on proper food until seven weeks that could well be your problem.

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After three week I would of put a rabbit leg in the nest box with them ,and building up each week till they where getting a full rabbit , with a big litter it helps them grow and takes the pressure off the Jill , that might be the problem seven weeks old and just getting there first proper meal and straining when the crap.Time my litter of twelve where six weeks old they where on two full rabbits a day

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I dread to think what the jill must look like if the kits have only had her milk until 7 weeks old: and no wonder the kits are tiny. Ours are sucking on rabbit even before their eyes are open. Hate to post negative comments, but in this case I feel, from the facts given, it is necessary. A large litter will start to suck on meat even earlier, even before they have teeth, but they mumble and suck at meat and get a fair bit of goodness nonetheless.

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This is my first time with kits and the only information I've had is from the search bar on here and I saw to start them on meat from around 5 weeks. The 1st time I gave them chicken one of the kits nearly choked on it so I thought maybe the was too small for it. Unfortunately I guess it's a lesson learnt and i should of fed them the meat from earlia. The gill is in good condition also. The kits are now pooing a lot better now and a very playfull but still prolapsed, does the prolapse go back in on it's own? Every web search says something different. Thanks

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I got two kits a few days ago, one of which had a prolapse. it was inflamed for around 3 hours and then just went down on its own and been fine since. they were being fed full rabbits by the breeder but in the few days ive had them they have been on minced beef and lamb (dry ferret food is still a bit hard for them). not sure if it sorted itself because I changed the food but I suppose its worth a go. All I'd say is change the food, make sure the kit and its cage are always clean to avoid any infection and if its not sorted in a few days or so or you see no improvement get it checked over at a vet.

 

ATB

 

Dan

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Depending on how bad the prolapse is you can put sugar on our finger and then put it on the prolapse you have to keep it there for ten to fifteen minutes to give the sugar time to work. If you dont the ferrets will lick the sugar off then its a waste of time lol. The sugar helps to shrink it back into place, but like i say depends on how bad the prolapse is. If this doesnt work then a vet visit might be needed to stitch it in place.

A fella that breeds skunks which is same family as a ferret,used to sprinkle icing sugar over the prolapse,the sugar draws moisture out of it,which reduces the swelling and makes it easier to push back in,

Then with a moistened finger push it back in .

It used to happen with the skunk kits when they had a bit too much wet feed.

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