I have a ferret and I've only had it for about 2 months and she started to have green slimy poop and her arms are dragging and shes pushing with her hind legs. today I woke up and she was actually eating and I was giving her pedialyte, what is the issue with her arms? I feel as if she so disoriented. PLEASE HELP!! THANKS
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First, if she's been this way for two months, you don't need to be asking a question here, you need to get her to the vet, and soon.
Did you change her diet when you first got her? If so, that's horrible on her digestive system, and could cause a lot of problems short term... If so, it could be because of that.
If you didn't change her diet, you need to get her to a vet. No one here can diagnose your ferret, and if they try they might be telling you the wrong info. Even if you DID change her diet, I'd still take her to the vet. My ferrets lives are far more important to me than the cost of their vet bills, and if one of them acted in a way that I thought was questionable, I'd have already been to the vet.
Besides, ferrets need to goto the vet after you purchase them anyway, as well as once a year after that.
Good luck, I hope your baby is okay.
First, how old is she? When you said she was pushing with her hind legs and her front legs were dragging, was she rubbing her face across the floor and scooting back and forth? Was she able to walk at all?
Are her stools normal now that she's ate?
You really need to take her to the vet ASAP. Whenever you notice anything that seems to be "different" about how your ferret is acting, you need to call your vet. They are the only ones qualified to tell you if she is ok or if something is horribly wrong.
Please please please take her to a vet as soon as you can. Ferrets go down hill very fast you say you had her for 2 months but not how long the problem has been present. Owning a ferret costs money beyond the initial output to purchase the ferret and the items you need for day to day living. they are expensive pets needing trips to the vets. they are not an animal you can diagnose over the internet. My baby (1 year old) died when he ate a piece of his pet strollers handle when I was not looking. the vet said he had it in his tummy for a while yet he showed no signs of illness till the day I took him in.. He had surgery that day and died the next due to a blood clot which had formed while this item was in his tummy. Thats how fast they can go down hill.
Your ferret needs a vet. Sometimes home remedies are just not enough. Is it her hind legs she is dragging? There are ferret illnesses associated with this. Green poop could mean ECE. These diseases require supportive care.
Green poop is usually a sign of ECE. If that's what it is she'll need antibiotics to get over it. She's probably lethargic because the diarrhea means she's not getting much (if any) nutrients from what she's eating. Take her to the vet, ASAP. Never, never, NEVER wait if there's something strange going on!
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