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Pet Forum / Mammals / Ferrets / July 2008Agh! Li'l help with leg sore?
I thought I'd ask for some ferret advice... my female ferret has an ugly looking sore on her leg - have any idea what could cause that? It looks like an ulcer of some kind... <sob sob sob> She is still frisky and wants to play, but draws back quickly if something touches the leg by accident. Tyler the sad ferret dad Take her to a vet asap and don't touch her leg! :o)  SignaturePaula with Wotsit, Dyson, Uhu & Dinky, remembering Rumpus, Biffa, Bostik, Banzai, Mischief & DC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >I thought I'd ask for some ferret advice... my female ferret has an > ugly looking sore on her leg - have any idea what could cause that? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Tyler the sad ferret dad > I thought I'd ask for some ferret advice... my female ferret has an > ugly looking sore on her leg - have any idea what could cause that? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Tyler the sad ferret dad Tyler....it doesn't really matter what caused it. I could guess maybe scratching her skin raw and it got infected? Regardless, even though she is still frisky it obviously bothers her constantly...just more when it gets touched. I'll bet you she even wakes up constantly with an ache there. I agree completely with Paula. Get her to a vet right away that knows about ferrets. Chances are, a simple salve prescription will heal this up fairly quickly and give you back a totally happy, healthy ferret. Since you wrote here (rather than taking her to a vet to start with), I'm guessing money might be an issue. The visit plus prescription will probably cost you about $100 (based on my area). Spend the money! It will be well-spent to make your friend feel great again! gary I know money can be an issue but when you take any animal in be it ferret, cat, dog, or whatever you have a responsibility to take care of them. They need you and depend upon you. Take her to the vet asap. Mike >> I thought I'd ask for some ferret advice... my female ferret has an >> ugly looking sore on her leg - have any idea what could cause that? [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > gary Do everything you can go get your little friend to the vet ASAP. Ferrets are small animals and infections can spread quick if not taken care of. It may also be a skin tumor. Please take a look at this link as in might be possible what you are looking at is in fact a skin tumor. Good news is most skin tumors in ferrets are benign but if not treated properly can become malignant. In any case you really need to get your ferret into the vet. His or her life may depend on it. Troy SignatureOwned by Moxie, Abbie, IzzieBella, Dizzle,and Zoey In Memory of Sadie and Domi >I thought I'd ask for some ferret advice... my female ferret has an > ugly looking sore on her leg - have any idea what could cause that? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Tyler the sad ferret dad Sorry here is the link...http://www.ferretcentral.org/faq/med/mast.html -- Troy Owned by Moxie, Abbie, IzzieBella, Dizzle,and Zoey In Memory of Sadie and Domi > Do everything you can go get your little friend to the vet ASAP. Ferrets > are small animals and infections can spread quick if not taken care of. It [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> >> Tyler the sad ferret dad > Do everything you can go get your little friend to the vet ASAP. Ferrets are > small animals and infections can spread quick if not taken care of. It may [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > or her life may depend on it. Troy > -- Ah, thank you! That was exactly the type of info I was looking for. It is indeed very tumor-looking, and this article seems to confirm that. And I do have a vet appt, but not until next week. Plus, I am convinced that doctors of any stripe are not omniscient - I like to know about issues and understand them as much as possible. I prefer to see doctors as acting as medical consultants, not dictators. That's only possible if I am not ignorant of what's going on :) Tyler T: While you are at it, be sure to tell the vet what kind of feed the fuzzie is getting. Hopefully you have selected some knowledgeable about ferrets. My last trip to the vet was for a loss of hair on the lower back. He took a blood sample and tested for adrenal disease (came back negative), but he did ask me to switch from 8in1 Ultimate to Totally Ferret. Within a week the hair started growing back and is now normal again. Sometimes poor diet can cause skin problems and, Lord knows, some of the dry ferret food for sale in pet stores is nutritionally deficient. - CW snip> > And I do have a vet appt, but not until next week. Plus, I am > convinced that doctors of any stripe are not omniscient - I like to [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Tyler > T: While you are at it, be sure to tell the vet what kind of feed the > fuzzie is getting. Hopefully you have selected some knowledgeable about [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > diet can cause skin problems and, Lord knows, some of the dry ferret food > for sale in pet stores is nutritionally deficient. - CW Thanks for this info. I'm assuming that "Totally Ferret" is a good food since your vet recommended it and switching to it solved a problem. Right now, my ferrets eat a mix of two kinds. I'll look for that next time I goto the pet store (probably tomorrow) and add that to the mix to slowly introduce them to it. |
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