Parvo in my ferret

dodderangler

I noticed since I moved my ferret from the female as she's pregnant that he is sick looking arched back and is fallin on his side anytime he stands up straight was told could be parvo had him out last week and found him eatin a rabbit that looked like it been dead for a while I had to dig him out
Could he be poisoned and has he got a hope to last the night he's a great ferret and I'm pretty worried no vets are open this weekend

Spunk84

heart broken maybe:D

SillyMangoX

Most vets have an out of hours emergancy service. If you really are that worried give your normal vets a call, you'll usually get a recorded message saying whos on call and giving their mobile number. Costs a couple of quid more than a normal vet fee but if you really think he wont last the night it would definitely be worth it. I dont know a lot about ferrets but the symptoms you describe, no matter what the species, sound serious. If it was one of my cats in the same situation I wouldnt hesitate to call. Hope everything goes ok!

dodderangler

SillyMangoX wrote: »

Most vets have an out of hours emergancy service. If you really are that worried give your normal vets a call, you'll usually get a recorded message saying whos on call and giving their mobile number. Costs a couple of quid more than a normal vet fee but if you really think he wont last the night it would definitely be worth it. I dont know a lot about ferrets but the symptoms you describe, no matter what the species, sound serious. If it was one of my cats in the same situation I wouldnt hesitate to call. Hope everything goes ok!

Thanks man
Unfortunately after tryin everything jack fell asleep on my lap for the last time bout 15 minutes ago and I'm heartbroken best ferret I ever had
Thanks again

SillyMangoX

Ah sorry to hear that, poor thing. Is your female pregnant by him? At least his legacy will live on!

kildare.17hmr

Sorry to hear that lad

dodderangler

SillyMangoX wrote: »

Ah sorry to hear that, poor thing. Is your female pregnant by him? At least his legacy will live on!

Yeah she pregnant by him is due next 2 weeks at least ten babies
Ah he was a brilliant ferret he was so quick quicker than the rabbits and big lad too
The babies will be big babies
He just fell sleep on me lap and the tears scrolled down was like losing hunting partner it actually was

SillyMangoX

I dont know much about hunting at all, not least hunting with ferrets but it sounds like you had a really close bond with him. Hopefully one of his babies will turn out just as good. Sorry for your loss.

dodderangler

SillyMangoX wrote: »

I dont know much about hunting at all, not least hunting with ferrets but it sounds like you had a really close bond with him. Hopefully one of his babies will turn out just as good. Sorry for your loss.

I did indeed he bolted some rabbits remember he bolted a fox cub one day never forget it

gentleman jim

dodderangler wrote: »

I noticed since I moved my ferret from the female as she's pregnant that he is sick looking arched back and is fallin on his side anytime he stands up straight was told could be parvo had him out last week and found him eatin a rabbit that looked like it been dead for a while I had to dig him out
Could he be poisoned and has he got a hope to last the night he's a great ferret and I'm pretty worried no vets are open this weekend

i had a 2 ferrets like that awhile ago and they both died! vet said it was DISTEMPER! they go really quick when they get it! i'd suggest you vac the rest of your ferrets against it and disinfect there hutch,run, everything that live in! i vac all mine and there's not a bother on them thank god!

quicko

Sorry to hear you lost him. We lost a good hob last summer. One day he was 100% and the next morning he was on his last legs. Heart breaking indeed

Birdnuts

dodderangler wrote: »

Thanks man
Unfortunately after tryin everything jack fell asleep on my lap for the last time bout 15 minutes ago and I'm heartbroken best ferret I ever had
Thanks again

Sorry to hear that - its always the good uns that die young(been there with a couple my best dogs):(

German pointer

gentleman jim wrote: »

i had a 2 ferrets like that awhile ago and they both died! vet said it was DISTEMPER! they go really quick when they get it! i'd suggest you vac the rest of your ferrets against it and disinfect there hutch,run, everything that live in! i vac all mine and there's not a bother on them thank god!

+1 with that, sounds like Distemper, Disinfect everything ASAP and get the doe to the Vet ASAP as well.

oneshotpaddy

breed ferrets and take my advice lads a box of dispirin tablets are a god send when it comes to a sick ferret.dilute a tablet in water and use a small seringe to give the ferret a few drops at a time.this well help your ferret even if he has parvo

Birdnuts

Is this the same type of Parvo that dogs get

garv123

Birdnuts wrote: »

Is this the same type of Parvo that dogs get

Q: Can ferrets get parvo like a dog can?

A: Ferrets can contract parvovirus, but it is not the same strain as what dogs can get. The parvo that affects dogs is common in the canine community, and thousands of dogs a year develop this disease. In most cases, if treated properly, dogs can survive a bout of parvovirus. In dogs, parvovirus mainly causes severe diarrhea with the loss of fluids, electrolytes and other nutrients. Usually, once a dog gets over their disease, it does not recur. It is also preventable with a vaccine. For this reason, most dogs should never develop parvovirus infection.

Ferrets are very different in this regard. The parvovirus of ferrets is called Aleutian disease virus (ADV) of mink. There is no vaccine for it in ferrets. It is a very uncommon disease in most ferret populations. Once a ferret has this disease, there is no cure for it. Some ferrets can live their entire life with this disease, albeit, with signs of chronic illness. Some ferrets may succumb to this disease early in its stages.

Ferrets and dogs do not share their parvovirus strains. Therefore, vaccination does not protect ferrets and the tests used to diagnosis these diseases differ between the species.

We lost a cocker years ago to parvo, the vet gave him the wrong vaxine :mad::(
The vet was only big into big animals and didnt care much.

We had a german shepard who got it too but he was saved because as soon as he vomited, the mother knew the smell from the last dog and got him to the vet on time.

LostCovey

oneshotpaddy wrote: »

breed ferrets and take my advice lads a box of dispirin tablets are a god send when it comes to a sick ferret.dilute a tablet in water and use a small seringe to give the ferret a few drops at a time.this well help your ferret even if he has parvo

Reckless advice.

You can poison ferrets with aspirin its toxic and causes liver and kidbney damage.

http://www.petplace.com/small-mammals/aspirin-toxicity-in-ferrets/page1.aspx

How could aspirin treat parvovirus????????

Very sorry for the OP's loss, just don't want someone killing a valued ferret by following this advice.

LC

Birdnuts

garv123 wrote: »

We lost a cocker years ago to parvo, the vet gave him the wrong vaxine :mad::(
The vet was only big into big animals and didnt care much.

We had a german shepard who got it too but he was saved because as soon as he vomited, the mother knew the smell from the last dog and got him to the vet on time.

You can never take chances with Parvo thats for sure - a relative in Enniscorthy lost an entire litter of Greyhounds and a talented bitch to this a few years back. Set his operation back years:(

oneshotpaddy

nearly the same but if your dog gets parvo dilute 2 dispirin and give to him/her it will not kill the disease but slows it down until a vet can be got

LostCovey

oneshotpaddy wrote: »

nearly the same but if your dog gets parvo dilute 2 dispirin and give to him/her it will not kill the disease but slows it down until a vet can be got

This is not true oneshotpaddy, there is no basis for this assertion, and giving a human dose of aspirin to a dog maybe 10% of a persons weight (or even less) weight is RECKLESS ADVICE. Aspirin interferes with blood clotting, and animals with parvo are usually losing a lot of blood already.

This is not just nonsense, it is dangerous nonsense. It's not first aid, it could kill your dog.

Please ignore!

LostCovey

oneshotpaddy

thats only if you administer the wrong amount to the ferret read the article again.i have being breeding and hunting ferrets for the last 20 years and have used dispirin in bad situations and have never lost a ferret.

oneshotpaddy

All of my hunting mates use this method but prevention is better than cure just inject new dogs you buy thats gonna be kept in your yard