Dear Georgia:
 
>I have a four year old male ferret that makes noises with his mouth
>similiar to human's itchy throat sounds.  I have looked inside his mouth
>and I don't see anything abnormal.  Could it just be an itchy throat or
>maybe a sign of something else?
 
For something as apparently simple, some questions pose me reall problems.
I don't know what an itchy throat sounds like!  (Such are the trials of an
Internet consultant.)
 
Any cough or wheeze could conceivably be due to heart disease, or could
be grinding teeth.  My suggestion - thos one should be seen (and heard)
by your vet and if necessary, a good chest X-ray...
 
With kindest regards,
Bruce Williams, DVM
[Posted in FML issue 3323]