2244tone Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 just had a call from a mate to say all 7 of his ferrets had suddenly died over the last 24 hrs.They were well looked after cleaned regular given fresh water and ferret food from the petshop.No dead things were fed to them.He fed them last night went to work looked at them when he got in tonight and there all dead hes well gutted.Anybody experianced this before any ideas what could have caused this.Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunderbuss Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 I know it will cost a few quid, but might be worth getting an opinion from a vet. Maybe even a post mortem, especially if he's thinking of replacing them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustJon Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 Where they all females? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2244tone Posted July 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 He lost 9 2 females and 7 of this years kits not sure how old they were and they were in 2 seperate hutches.The 3 hobs are in a large run and they touch wood are fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopss123 Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 Same thing happened to two of my bitches last month. the kits were fine and my dog ferrets were too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanj Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 Same thing happened to two of my bitches last month. the kits were fine and my dog ferrets were too. Yup, just lost one of my jills. fine n healthy 4 yr old,nothing apparently wrong ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 Definite post mortem job if that many died all at once. It might not be cheap but I'd hate the nagging thought in the back of my head about what caused it for the rest of my life! FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2244tone Posted July 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Cheers fellas i,ll tell him a trip to the vets is best.Wont go round to tell him i,m picking up a new working cocker pup today ,read on google ferrets can get all kinds of doggy illnesses best to stay away for a couple of weeks i think.Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FERRETBOY Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 I have heard of this before, a guy last year, near us lost all is ferrets in a matter of a couple days,had them postmortemed,turned out they had dog distemper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hezbear Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 I have heard of this before, a guy last year, near us lost all is ferrets in a matter of a couple days,had them postmortemed,turned out they had dog distemper. A few shows have cancelled the ferret classes because of distemper up here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter_zero Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 A few years back I lost five in a week. One after another, turned out to be heart worm carried by slugs in to the hutch. Vet missed the signs and so did I. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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