Dear Diane:
 
>Lately my 3 girls have been getting the hiccups.  They don't seem to be
>bothered by them, but I was wondering why this is happening and is it an
>indication of anything.  As I said all 3 of them have the hiccups at one
>time or another and sometimes 2 will have them at the same time.  I feel
>so bad for them when this happens.  Do I have anything to worry about or
>is this just natural??
 
No, I've never been able to associated hiccups with any pathologic process.
In my experience, ferrets can get hiccups when stressed or scarred, or
wokin up too quickly, but not any diseases.
 
With kindest regards,
Bruce Williams, DVM
[Posted in FML issue 3310]