My Ferret Is Sneezing And Has Difficulty Breathing, What Should I Do?
I have had this pet ferret for a year and i love him dearly and its been about a week that i have notice him SAM and sneezing a lot what can i do for know.
it sounds like your ferret might be allergic to his litter or has a skin problem should go to the vet to make sure it is nothing serious.the itching should open sores and hey get infected.
check his nostrils to make sure no impacted with kitty litter and please do not use clay litter you can go to pet smart or food lion or wal mart and get the good litter 99.9 dust free also get ferret lax for any possible blockage in intestines and ferretvite and ferretone for their coat and skin and please have them get their shots distemper and rabies and get the distemper separate from the rabies not at the same time are you bathing him to much maybe he caught a cold you do know they have to be kept cool in summer nothing over 80 they have no sweat glands to release heat and have to have 2 to 3 hours play time and hi protein ferret food no kibble(cat food) ferret diet and zupreem look on label should have chkn beef liver not corn gluten wheat as the first ingredients and only 2% fiber the protein should be 40% moisture12% and fat at least 20% anything lower than this is piss poor food and will do them no good you can go to groups on yahoo and type in ferrets and join ferretwhisperer, naturalferrethealth ferrethealth2,adrenalferret and lots of others but ferret whisperer is by far the best. Clean their cages every day they have a bacteria that stays alive in their poo I think that is what they stated awhile ago on the group and clean bedding every week, I f I told you what you already know I am only concerned with the ferret health as I love all animals and want to help them live healthier and longer as well as help you from getting a broken heart because you were not told how to care for them and believe me they are hi maintenance and have a lot of different diseases and cancer and conditions they can get that is y I am asking you to join the groups they r very insightful and there is a few vets on some of the groups that are teaching as well as learning from us so please join one of them or all you can never have to much info for your loved pet.My 7 have been helped by al groups!!Tell em Bobbi Bonnie@Clyde, Foxy,OldTimer,Bandit,Sylvett and Lil Bella sent ya to join