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To Mary:
>Merlin, our 14 month old male MF ferret has lost LOTS of weight... has
occasionally thrown-up ... still eats his food on his own, but not much of
>it.... He is doing the occasional grinding of the teeth.
Mary - get this ferret to a vet immediately. Don't ask what type of
medication to give - you need to get a thorough checkup immediately -
especially an abdominal radiograph and possibly a barium series. I would
suspect a blockage based on signs and age.
Vomiting three times a day is a sign of SERIOUS disease. While I can't rule
out a tumor in the GI tract, I think a blockage is very likely here.
Grinding teeth is signs of abdominal pain. I would also look for tarry
stools, but ulcers generally don't cause such frequent vomiting.
If I've scared you - good. Don't let the sun set on this case.
Bruce Williams, DVM, DACVP Chief Pathologist, AccuPath
Dept. of Veterinary Pathology [log in to unmask]
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
[Posted in FML issue 1681]
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