Blockages in Ferrets

Blockages in ferrets can be lethal.

As I have already said, do not have any objects lying around the house which your ferret can chew on. Read about our Snoopy and how much it cost to get that olive pit out of her!! It just goes to show that different ferrets have different habits, so never get complacent.

You can see Snoopy's X-rays here, showing a very distended stomach caused by the build up of gas when the olive pit blocked her gut!

Blockages can be caused by a number of things, some of which are:

Foam rubber from ear plugs, etc
Rubber from erasers, etc
PVC – chewed off soft toys, etc
Balloons
Material from T-shirts, etc
Styrofoam peanuts
Hairballs
Olives and other small stone fruit

Keep an eye out for some of the following symptoms if you suspect your ferret has a blockage:

Skinny poop

Greenish poop

Lethargy

Vomiting

Lack of appetite

No bowel movement

Distended stomach

Teeth grinding

Dehydration

Take your ferret to the vet immediately, if you suspect anything wrong because if you wait, it might be too late.

DISCLAIMER: The information contained on this page is not meant to replace seeing a veterinarian if you think your ferret is ill. It’s only meant to supply general information on a particular illness which was obtained either from personal experience with my sick ferrets, or from books and/or the Internet.

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