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Internal Parasites in FerretsAlthough intestinal worms can infect ferrets, they don’t seem to be a major problem for them. The following are the 3 most common intestinal parasites found in ferrets: Coccidia Symptoms include:
Your vet will probably give your ferret a pill or liquid medicine for 10 days and then will check a poop sample to make sure the problem has been cured.
Giardia lamblia Uncommon in ferrets but has been known to occur in ferrets which drink contaminated water or food, especially raw offal. Guardia is diagnosed by faecal testing. If your ferret is found to have the parasite, you will probably be given medicine to give it orally for 10 days to cure it.
Cryptosporidium parvum Symptoms include:
An infected ferret may not show any symptoms until it gets stressed or its immune system becomes suppressed by another illness. Kits could get cryptosporidium from eating raw offal or from their mother.
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. Return from Internal Parasites in Ferrets to All About Ferrets
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