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my ferret sick

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Question
there no vet in my area that take care of ferrets so i look for an answer. my ferret is 3 yrs and she is passing a green liquid dun she also is losing weigh but still eat a little she like bananas she still is active. what do it do  

Answer
Don't feed her bananas as they have no nutrient value for ferrets at all.  Get some chicken baby food and heat it up to warm and mix with a little water.  Also, get ferret tone or Nutri-cal as a vitamin supplement.  It sound like she has the "greens"  otherwise know as ECE.  It's very common in ferrets.  Almost all ferrets have been exposed to it at one time or another and it stays inactive in their bodies.  Sometimes it flares up and then they get the poops and it's green.  Just be sure she drinks alot of water even if you have to give it to her with a syringe.  You could get Pedialyte in the baby department at the grocery store or pharmacy and mix it with the water.  You don't want her to get dehydrated as that can kill them.  

Good luck and let me know if you have any more questions or if I can help further.

Mary