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Hypocalcemia in Ferrets

Hypocalcemia, which is also called Milk Fever, is caused by a lack of calcium in the blood.

It can happen about 3-4 weeks after the jill has given birth and is usually caused by a poor diet. According to James McKay, feeding the jill only day-old chicks would pretty much cause this complaint.

Symptoms are:

Hind end paralysis

Convulsions

See your vet immediately so that he can give the ferret an interperitoneal injection of calcium borogluconate.

After receiving that, you'll have to make sure your ferret is fed a calcium-rich diet for complete recovery.

You can read more on Hypocalcemia in ferrets here ...

Hypocalcemia (Click on "Has anyone ever come across a lactating ferret with Hypocalcemia?" on the left hand side)

Hypocalcemia Biology and diseases of the ferret By James G. Fox

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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