My Wheeler has tremors in his front legs.  We took him to the vet yesterday.
X-ray negative on thoracic area, 4th vertebrae, which seemed sensitive.  No
deficiency of vitamins or calcium evident as front legs only are affected.
Temp OK, weight loss of 1100 to 900 grams in 7 months.  He shows signs of
hind leg flimsiness (probably to compensate for front?).  He has trouble
walking because of this and crawls around.  I noticed some changes in him
in the last couple of weeks like sleeping more and flimsy in the rear, but
just in the last couple of days showed signs of the front leg tremors.
We've only had him a little over a year and he's not quite 6 yrs old yet, a
MF.  He's had adrenal surgery and a cyst or something removed prior to us
adopting him.  He has not fallen or anything like that since we've had him.
I'm sure something would have showed up on the X-rays if he had an accident
prior to us adopting him.  He's pretty much always been a sleeper.  I think
he must have been an only ferret, but gets along with most of the rest of
the gang.  Our vet also drew blood so it will be a few days before we know
if that turns up anything.  Seems to be eating OK (probably not enough
with the weight loss), poop is OK, and I'm supplementing him with duck
soup twice a day loaded with vitamins in the mean time.  Have any of you
experienced this before?  My vet is stumped, another mystery illness.  I'd
really appreciate any helpful info you can give us at this point!  I've
been so upset and hoping we don't have to put him to sleep!
 
Thanks,
Mary and The 15 Munchkins
Chico, Sadie, Harley, Wheeler, Daisy, Woozel, Pooh, Oliver, Funny, Buffy,
Bootsie, Summer, Emily, Fruity, and Scooter
Rowdy and Tunny-Bear waiting at the Bridge
Chance, GG, Simon, Lucy (cats), Corkey (3-legged dog and ferret wanna-be)
[Posted in FML issue 2921]