Thank you to everyone that e-mailed me with information regarding 1 of my 5
ferrets, Chocolate.  I will e-mail everyone seperatly.  Chocolate is getting
better.  I don't know what he had or what was wrong but he has been getting
better every hour.  He is starting to eat on his own (a little) and is
drinking on his own.  I don't think I mentioned this in my last post but I
will now...he started to poop green slime on Sunday morning.  Am I dealing
with ECE.  I heard (I don't know if this is true) that ECE can effects the
ferret (green slime, not eating, tired...) for 2-7 days in mild cases.  Is
this true.  Maybe he just had a mild case of ECE.  I am going to take him to
the vet tomorrow (Tuesday) if he isn't totally well.  He runs around like he
did before he got sick and even ran off with a rubber shoe and hid it.  I
have been checking to make sure that he isn't dehydrated and he isn't.  None
of my other ferrets have gotten sick.  I got 2 new ferrets a week ago and I
wonder if they brought a bug into the house.  One of the new ferrets (Ben)
is popping black tar.
 
I have a "few" more questions: Can a ferret overdose on Linatone?  What is
an average weight of a ferret (male and female)?  What is the best way to
prevent ear mites?  Is lettuce bad for a ferret (one of the babies took a
piece of lettuce the other day and actually enjoyed it)?  Is cantalop okay
for a snack for a ferret and would the rind make them sick?  Somebody was
saying the other day that they thought a ferret was related to an otter...is
this true or one of those mis-informed ferret info?  Do ferret get worms?
 
Sorry that I had so many questions but there is so many things to know about
a fuzzy and you can never know to much.
 
Please e-mail me the information due to the fact that I am still trying to
catch up on the FML (I am now on the 23rd).
 
Thanks
 
Beth and the fuzzbutts (Chocolate, Sable, Taz, Cisco and Ben)
 
PS  Pam Greene (sp?)  can you please e-mail me the ferret FAQ...I had
problems trying to download it from the internet.  Thanks!
 
[Moderator's note: I sent it to him. BIG]
[Posted in FML issue 1584]