>His problem is he cannot seem to control his head movements.... His head
>wavers all over the place, like it is too heavy for him.  He cannot walk in
>a straight line, due to his head rolling around.  It seems to go to the left
>most of the time, but not always.
 
This sounds an awful lot like something pet rats get when inbred ... it's an
inherited problem, something to do with the inner ear and balance.  I think
I've heard of cats having it, too.  I used to breed rats when I was in
school for behavioral research and if one did this, it was usually destroyed
(because they didn't want the genes).  I had one like that, but didn't want
to destroy him.  He was fine, otherwise.  He ate, slept, pooped, and
socialized -- his head just lurched around drunkenly.  He was actually kinda
nice, personality-wise.
 
Hopefully this ferret doesn't have a genetic problem.  Maybe it's an inner
ear infection or something.
 
--Barb--
 
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[Posted in FML issue 1849]