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stepped on my ferret

Sent to Pet Experts June 23 2006 at 11:07 AM
   

i accidently stepped on my ferret yesterday, today i found him with what looked like feces all over him and he has limited mobility in his back legs, what should i do?

 

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Age: 3; Male; Breed: ferret

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June 23 2006 at 11:10 AM (3 minutes and 27 seconds later)
         
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mattie1988,


You need to take him to a vet asap as it is possible that he has fractures. It could also be that he has internal injuries so you need to get him checked out asap. If you don't have a ferret vet, you can check here for one in your area.
http://ferret.org/links/vets/vets.asp



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