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Acts like hes trying to throw up.

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Question
He'll run around then stop and act like he's trying to throw up. His poop it kinda thin. He's not grinding hi teeth that I know of, but when he went into the hammock with the other ferret he just sorta pulled himself in and laid in a heap, of course the laying in a heap part is normal.

Answer
Hi Nick:

Sounds like your little one has an intestinal blockage - #1 killer of ferrets.  THIS IS AN EMERGENCY!!!  Get him to a vet IMMEDIATELY. He MAY be able to move it thru without surgery with close observation and treatment, but if not, he will have to go to emergency surgery to save his life.  No time to lose here. He could be dead in less than 24 hours, please DO NOT DELAY!!

Vomiting means he cannot get it uup that way - thin poops mean he is blocked at the other end too; so this is truly an emergency. PLEASE HURRY!!!

My thoughts and prayers go with you and your little one.

Sincerely,

Jacquie Rodgers