Kits near Doncaster

[ryaldinhio 4,738]

4 hours ago, Daniel cain said:

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

She had a litter of 7, 1 gone 2 I think need PTS.

Her first litter

My first litter (not paternal)

Not sure what has happened or why but was all doing brilliant for 7weeks then just went totally downhill over 2-3 days. Hopefully I can sort the other 4 out

[vfr400boy 3,456]

Hood luck sorting the last 4 

[ryaldinhio 4,738]

Unfortunately the others now seem to be struggling. I'm starting to think this is a genetic or birth defect that in the wild would've taken the litter. It's her first litter so maybe that's why? It was my first breeding so maybe that's why? I don't know. 3 jills are doing the short breathing. One of them seems to have lost use of back legs. Hob seems to have lost his back legs. They are eating but I have had to move them to the food rather than them making their own way. I'm gutted.

Katchum called it.

Apologies to the fellas that had them reserved.

[gnipper 6,524]

I'm sure I heard something in the past they can get botulism off ducks which makes the back end go? Might have been a plummer book when I was a kid though so probably a load of bollocks?

[Lamper121 239]

you have done everything you can mate, sometimes it's just out of your control 

[Daniel cain 46,020]

Unfortunately all mine bar 1 poley jill have all gone the same way you described rapid breathing and not moving around , wife been hand feeding them.. they will all go out together and go in the ground..... Gutted tbf... On a plus note, both my Jill's are fine... 

[ryaldinhio 4,738]

9 hours ago, gnipper said:

I'm sure I heard something in the past they can get botulism off ducks which makes the back end go? Might have been a plummer book when I was a kid though so probably a load of bollocks?

Thanks for that. Will have a Google see what I can find. Never had any issues wi ducks before. 

[ryaldinhio 4,738]

48 minutes ago, Daniel cain said:

Unfortunately all mine bar 1 poley jill have all gone the same way you described rapid breathing and not moving around , wife been hand feeding them.. they will all go out together and go in the ground..... Gutted tbf... On a plus note, both my Jill's are fine... 

Strange both litters seem to have same symptoms. 200miles plus apart. Especially when there doesn't seem to be an answer as to what it is.

[Daniel cain 46,020]

I thought at first that the kitts were maybe damaged by the 2 Jill's being in together.... 

[ryaldinhio 4,738]

1 hour ago, Daniel cain said:

I thought at first that the kitts were maybe damaged by the 2 Jill's being in together.... 

I had 2 Jill's in together aswell so may be something in that.

[moonlighter 1,164]

Sorry to here this boys.. I had to PTS my Jill kit this morning that I’ve only had 2 weeks.. back end went. Very strange and sad too. 

[ryaldinhio 4,738]

10 hours ago, moonlighter said:

Sorry to here this boys.. I had to PTS my Jill kit this morning that I’ve only had 2 weeks.. back end went. Very strange and sad too. 

Was she doing short sharp breathing ML?

[moonlighter 1,164]

6 hours ago, ryaldinhio said:

Was she doing short sharp breathing ML?

Not really, but her mouth was slightly open all the time instead of normaly closed..

[ferret lady 73]

Were any of the dead kits necropsied?  The breathing symptoms make me wonder if they might have developed Covid-19.

[Lee farrington 211]

I did read any article on another forum about ferrets catching covid.  But it was in America. Let's hope it hasn't started here.  Sorry for all your sad losses