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[markieboi 0]

right 2 weeks back maria my best jill started acting dosey i.e moveing slow falling to the side when she walked ect she died in the night (the vets appointment was at 9.15am)

 

now one of my hobs is acting the same but not half as bad so i think i have got whateva it is in the early stages he is acting weird i.e acting sluggish moveing weird i cant explain it he is going vets tommorow but i would like to know what it maybe

 

is there anything i can give him to help i.e vitimin tablet or anything

 

getting wrong nutrients n vitimins?

 

please please someone help

[Trish_1967 0]

right 2 weeks back maria my best jill started acting dosey i.e moveing slow falling to the side when she walked ect she died in the night (the vets appointment was at 9.15am)

 

now one of my hobs is acting the same but not half as bad so i think i have got whateva it is in the early stages he is acting weird i.e acting sluggish moveing weird i cant explain it he is going vets tommorow but i would like to know what it maybe

 

is there anything i can give him to help i.e vitimin tablet or anything

 

getting wrong nutrients n vitimins?

 

please please someone help

 

Get the vet to check his ears for ear mites or inner ear infection. They can often go dosey and off balance from that and it can then affect them eating/drinking etc which means they will lose condition fast. The ear mites are invisible to the naked eye but you can get a spot on containing ivermectin if it is ear mites and that will sort it. If it has gone to an inner ear infection you may have to get antibiotics.

 

Is he unsteady on his feet, holding his head at an angle etc? Ear mites can be passed from ferret to ferret so it is possible that if your jill had them it has been passed to your hob.

 

Trish x

Edited May 21, 2008 by Trish_1967

[markieboi 0]

is it something tesco would do like the stuff for cats ? as there the only ones open at the sec

so aslong as it contains invermectin it should be ok for him?

at the right dose ect

he seems to be eating n drinking fine ect

 

thankyou for the replay you have really helped

[lorelei0922 2]

is it something tesco would do like the stuff for cats ? as there the only ones open at the sec

so aslong as it contains invermectin it should be ok for him?

at the right dose ect

he seems to be eating n drinking fine ect

 

thankyou for the replay you have really helped

 

do be careful if it isn't designed for small animals it could do more harm than good... you're best off getting it to the vet in the morning regardless... you've had one die with these symptoms ...

[markieboi 0]

it does sound like ear mites to be honest thanks for your help

 

mark

[Trish_1967 0]

is it something tesco would do like the stuff for cats ? as there the only ones open at the sec

so aslong as it contains invermectin it should be ok for him?

at the right dose ect

he seems to be eating n drinking fine ect

 

thankyou for the replay you have really helped

 

Pets at Home sell one (and other pet shops too) made by Beaphar and it is a spot on but they do several different ones so make sure it is the one for ferrets as the others are no good on the dosage. It is much cheaper than the vets at only £3.99 for a box of pipettes. I used two on my hobs as I do them twice a year just as a precaution. My vet is pretty good and I phoned him and asked him if it was ok and he asked me to pop in, had a look at the ingredients and looked it up and said it was fine. It is a slighly lower dosage than the one you get at the vets but as it is so much cheaper (the vet equivalent is about £20) you can dose them again in 4 weeks time.

 

Have a look in the hobs ears and if there seems to be a lot of dark brown wax it is quite likely to be ear mites. Just get the spot on and put it on the back of his neck and hopefully that will sort him. Like I say, my vet is pretty good, kept ferrets for years himself so he give free advice to ferret owners as he has a soft spot for them (ferrets not owners :11: )

[Guest jojoamojo]

bephar is not good enough for deep rooted ear mites

 

TBH ear mites wouldnt kill a ferret unless it was so bad, but you would have noticed i am sure, the only option in the vets, if they do have mites it needs a strong dose of ivermectin

 

anything you buy in asda will only put the ferret at risk

[sue 1]

can i ask what they have been eating in the last few days and what do you use for their drinking water

[markieboi 0]

they have had rabbit and drinking water from the kitchen tap (cant be anything from the water)

[masmiffy 82]

Hi mate had a jill once who had similar symptoms.

She was a bit lethargic staggering and not much control of her back legs /end.

She seemd to be eating, rabbit pigeon etc and drinking.

I called a vet who said he had no idea as to the cause.

I finally got hold of the now departed Fred J Taylor for advice.

After explaining how the fert was his thoughts were it may be a calcium deficiency.

His suggested treatment was small mammals, mice, and birds, sparrows! For the bones I guess!

I did also crush calcuim tablets and give these as well.

This treatment worked, she survived and stayed with me for another 4 seasons!

 

Good luck.

[The one 8,463]

If you have lost one ferret and another has the same sign's id be straight to the vets as it sounds serious mate and not trying stuff from tesco's

[Yokel Matt 918]

Sounds a bit like distemper to me mate Get em down the vet.

[Guest on the hill]

my old hob was acting slugish and i thought it was down to his age but i just kept pilein the food in for him giveing him asmuch proteen as i could and 2 weeks later he is better but when a ferret is slugish it is never a good thing even when you take it on board that hobs can be quite lazy!! since your jill died recently id go to the vets

Edited May 22, 2008 by on the hill

[Lilyferret 0]

Any news on the vet visit? Hope he's OK.

[markieboi 0]

hi it was worse than distemper its bassically vital organ shut down they pased it to eachother has it has gone from my jill to the hob then to the other hob one died yesterday and one has to be put down today

 

thanks for all your help