>Hi!  I have a 1 1/2 yr old baby boy named Muddy, that I have wrote about
>before and I thank you for always answering all of my questions, and once
>again, I have another one.  Three times within the last couple of months
>we have found where Muddy has either "pooped" or "puked" this pea green
>stuff.  We have not seen him do it so I am not sure how he is doing it
>and the only reason I question whether he is going the bathroom or
>getting sick is because the stuff is in a straight line, like he had went
>to the bathroom instead of getting sick where it would be a pile of it,
>but the stuff is very "frothy" and it doesn't look like poop.  It looks
>like spit but it is pea green.  He is drinking and eating fine, but I
>have noticed that he has lost some weight.
 
Dear X
 
Three times in the last several months is probably not something that
should throw you into a panic.  Ferrets of this age may get into things
that they shouldn't, like soap, or anything else they can get in their
mouth.  This often causes transient GI upset.
 
Weight loss is not uncommon in this time of year, especially in males.
Without a repetitive problem, or some other corroborating signs of
disease, I don't think it is anything to become excited over at this
point.
 
With kindest regards,
Bruce Williams, DVM
[Posted in FML issue 3861]