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Rash on chin and lips
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Distemper |
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Drooling
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Insulinoma seizure; poison |
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Clenched teeth
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Insulinoma seizure |
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Scratching at mouth
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Broken tooth, nausea |
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Vomiting
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Foreign body, ulcers, ECE; hairballs; poison |
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Vomiting blood
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Internal hemorrhage |
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Panting
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Heat stroke; severe pain; insulinoma seizure |
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Nose |
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Sore on Nose
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Infection |
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Runny nose, sneezing
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Runny nose, sneezing |
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Short, broken whiskers
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Poor nutrition, ill health |
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Dark pink or red
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Insulinoma seizure |
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Bright red
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Hypothermia (heat stroke) |
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Ears |
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Black inside
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Excessive dirt |
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Black inside, itching
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Mites |
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Yellow
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Hepatitis |
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Bad smell
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Excessive dirt; yeast-type infection |
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Growth
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Tumor; infected bite |
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Loss of hair on ears
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Another ferret chewing on them |
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Deafness
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Congenital, Wardenburg's Syndrome (panda pattern);
infection |
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Paws |
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"Splayed" feet
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Housed on wire |
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Hair loss
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Age, adrenal disease |
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Dry pads
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Clay litter |
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Dark pink pads
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Insulinoma seizure |
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Bright red pads
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Hyperthermia (heat stroke) |
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Rough, thickened pads
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Distemper |
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Roughened, scratched pads
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Lost outside for significant period; housed
outdoors/dirt/cement |
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Long quick
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Not regularly clipped |
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Nail torn out
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Caught on bedding; on cage wire |
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Curled toes
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Age, weak hindquarters |
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Legs |
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Limping
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Stepped on |
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Staggering
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Insulinoma; stroke; ear infection |
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Stiffness
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Arthritis; age; over-caged |
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Weakness in hindquarters
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Age; arthritis; low blood sugar; general illness |
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Tail |
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Kinked
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Previously broken; birth defect |
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Lump at end
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Chondromas |
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Black spots
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Blackheads |
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Hair loss
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Blackheads; age; adrenal disease |
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Fur & Skin |
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Dry
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Sleeping in litter; poor nutrition; age; general
illness |
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Black spots
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Flea dirt |
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Fur falling out
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Seasonal coat change; poor nutrition; stress; flea
allergy |
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Guard hair sparse
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Regrowth of coat |
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Thinning
|
Age; unnatural light cycle; adrenal disease; in heat
or rut |
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Pattern Loss: At base
of tail
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Adrenal disease |
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Along side back |
Adrenal disease |
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Up back |
Adrenal disease |
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"Graying"
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Natural silvering pattern; age |
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Flaking skin
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Flea dermatitis; poor nutrition; allergies;
over-shampooing |
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Yellowed
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Hepatitis |
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Reddened, rough skin
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Allergies; fleas; sunburn; bites from others |
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"Pinched" skin stays pinched
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Dehydration |
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Wart-like growths
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Skin tumors |
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Dark brown or black "moles"
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Ticks |
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"Puffy," inflamed areas
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Abscess |
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Sore slow to heal
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Diabetes; adrenal disease; cancer |
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Lungs |
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Coughing
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Cold, heart disease; lymphosarcoma |
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Wheezing
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Allergy; heart disease; pneumonia |
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Rapid breathing
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Heat stroke; pain |
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Difficult breathing
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Heart disease; pneumonia; lymphosarcoma; heartworm |
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Stomach/Spleen |
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Stomach distension
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Intestinal blockage; heart disease; poison; internal
tumor |
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"Lopsided" abdomen
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Enlarged spleen |
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Hardened area along abdomen
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Enlarged spleen |
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Anorexia
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Stomach or mouth ulcers; ECE |
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Urination/Defacation |
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Male "dribbling" or crying
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Urinary tract blockage; bladder stones; kidney
infection; adrenal disease |
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"Sand" in urine
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Bladder stones |
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Heavy urination &/or
excessive thirst
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Diabetes; kidney infection |
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Inability to urinate
|
Kidney failure; blockage |
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Inability to defecate
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Internal blockage |
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Diarrhea
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Dairy products; food allergies; stress; coccidia;
camphobacter |
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Green diarrhea
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Upset stomach; stress; ECE |
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Dark, tarry stool
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Too many raisins; bleeding |
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Blood in stool
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Internal hemorrhage, cancer |
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Fabric or odd objects in stool
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Eating fabric or toys |
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Frequent, small stool
|
Poor rectal muscles |
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Protrusion from anus
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Rectal prolapse |
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Draining area near anus
|
Anal gland impaction |
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Reproductive Organs |
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Bleeding penis
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Caught on something |
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Growth on penis
|
Tumor |
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"Dragging" penis across things
|
Territorial marking; adrenal disease |
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Swollen vulva
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In heat; leftover ovarian tissue; adrenal disease |
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Pus or discharge from vulva
|
Infection; adrenal disease |
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Overall Body |
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Temperature over 103
|
Fever |
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Temperature under 95
|
Hypothermia; serious illness |
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Severe anemia
|
Lengthy heat cycle; internal tumor;
severely enlarged spleen |
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Limp upon awakening
|
Baby sleep; low blood sugar; insulinoma |
|
Comatose
|
Insulinoma; stroke |
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Uncontrollable shivers/tremors |
Shock; poison |
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Convulsions
|
Insulinoma seizure; epilepsy; poison;
shock |
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Wasting
|
Cancer; age; internal blockage; internal
parasite |
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Enlarged lymph nodes
|
Infection; cold/flu; lymphosarcoma |
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Blood sugar level under 80
|
Anorexia; insulinoma |
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Behavior |
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Fainting
|
Insulinoma |
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Lethargy
|
Anemia; low glucose; age; heart disease;
illness |
|
"Listing " to one side
|
Ear infection; mites; stroke |
|
Walking in circles
|
Stroke |
|
Excessive grooming
|
Stress; adrenal disease |
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Biting when startled
|
Blind; deaf |
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Biting other ferrets
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Blind; dominance issues |
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Hopping & leaping
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PLAYING! |
