> From:    Anonymous Poster <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Penny get's Hick-Ups?
>I've noticed over the last two days that my ferret Penny has had what I
>might call "Hick-Ups" one or twice a day.... but her whole body will just
>kind of jump every few seconds for about 20 seconds, then they stop... Am
>I just misdiagnosing something terrible?  Should I be rushing her to the
>vet?
 
mine get hiccups sometimes.  it really doesn't seem to be anything else,
they get them after eating, make little hiccup noises and don't seem
particularly upset by them.  i don't worry about it myself.
 
siani
[Posted in FML issue 2943]