Kits near Doncaster

[ryaldinhio 4,775]

Swapped ferrets around today, put the Jill's back together in the double tier hutch with the kits, made a temporary nest box on ground floor so kits don't fall down ramp. Split lads up in seperate hutches because they are starting to scrap.

[ryaldinhio 4,775]

These are the two hobs, both reserved.

[ryaldinhio 4,775]

These are the 5 Jill's, 2 still available.

[ryaldinhio 4,775]

[big napper 3,620]

Look nice pal  

[ryaldinhio 4,775]

On 17/06/2020 at 07:57, big napper said:

Look nice pal  

That albino is guna make a big lad like his father

[ryaldinhio 4,775]

Still two Jill's available guys and gals if anyone interested.

Be 7weeks old on Wednesday.

[ryaldinhio 4,775]

Well, an update but not a good one.

Gone to ferrets tonight and one of my Jill kits was dead. No signs of anything before or obvious on the corpse, couple of the others look unsteady on their feet and Mother looks like she may have mastitis in her top two nipples.

Mate of mine is experienced with breeding and has dealt with mastitis in his before so put a call out to him to help. Guna keep a close eye on em tomorrow and over weekend.

First time I have bred and I know they say with livestock comes dead stock but I thought I was out the woods with the danger time.

I'm absolutely gutted.

[ryaldinhio 4,775]

Rehoming these kits is now on hold. Don't know what's happened but they all don't look right now.

The Albino hob is really struggling. I've been up most of night with him trying to give him water and a little bit of mince. He started with heavy breathing and now is struggling to move, like his back end has gone. One of the jills is starting the heavy breathing now aswell. They are all lethargic, not coming bouncing over when I open cage. 

It hasn't been overly hot, or cold. I feed em raw put it in late afternoon and take it out mid morning so it doesn't get fly blown. Keep em clean, plenty fresh water all time. Just don't know what I've done wrong or how to fix it.

My mates dropped some antibiotics off so I've beat that into an egg and put that in with em. See if that helps.

Anyone experience anything similar before?

[fred90 3,290]

looks like you have done nothing wrong. they looked clean healthy kits. seen it happen before when they go off the back legs and die, adults as well not just kits. 

[gnipper 6,543]

What meat have you given them mate?

[Daniel cain 46,222]

I've lost all my black eyed white kitts, few silvers.over this last week . No obvious signs... All been eating, drinking and shitting no problem.... Fine in the morning when fed, evening feed time been finding them f****d or dead.. Can't work it out, done nothing different... If it was distemper then it would rip through both litters.... Mad thing is, all the dead kitts are from the same jillshe's fine in herself.... they are a week older than the other Jill's.... f***ing heartbreaking tbh... 

 

 

[ryaldinhio 4,775]

2 hours ago, Daniel cain said:

I've lost all my black eyed white kitts, few silvers.over this last week . No obvious signs... All been eating, drinking and shitting no problem.... Fine in the morning when fed, evening feed time been finding them f****d or dead.. Can't work it out, done nothing different... If it was distemper then it would rip through both litters.... Mad thing is, all the dead kitts are from the same jillshe's fine in herself.... they are a week older than the other Jill's.... f***ing heartbreaking tbh... 

 

 

Sounds very similar to my situation DC

[ryaldinhio 4,775]

11 hours ago, gnipper said:

What meat have you given them mate?

Mix of rabbits, pigeon, duck, mince and livers from shop. 

[Daniel cain 46,222]

15 hours ago, ryaldinhio said:

Sounds very similar to my situation DC

I've got 2 kitts left from the one litter, 2 albino males... It looks as if their spines are twisted.... I've just told the mrs to let me pts as I can't watch em suffer, they gonna die... When ferrets get sick, they go down hill very fast imo... Kids are upset, my Mrs would look and keep them going for the rest of their little livespickling my head... kitts from the other litter all seem fine, moving about as normal