To Diane and Alex:
 
>Am I right in assuming it was the heat?  And did I handle it ok?  Is
>there anything I should watch for??  Thanks for your help!
 
I t sounds like you handled it pretty well.  I have seen ferrets get
overheated from less than that - and they tend to have more heat problems as
they get older.  One time, one of my old ferrets got overheated just from
sleeping in a blanket on my wife's stomach for 45 minutes.
 
        Luckily, they tend to have little residual effects in most cases.
If they are up within 15 minutes, I have never seen long term problems.
Things to watch for in serious cases of heat exhaustion - tarry stools
(evidence of shock), and vomiting several hours past the apparent recovery.
 
Bruce Williams, DVM, DACVP
Dept. of Vet Path, AFIP
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[Posted in FML issue 1292]