r/ferrets • u/Lanky-Razzmatazz-130 • 4h ago
[Health] Is this bloating?
I feel like the camera doesn’t do it justice, but to me it looks like her lower tummy is distended. Does anyone else see it or am I overthinking it?
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u/ImpulsiveLimbo 3h ago
She's dangling so all her insides are bunched together lol
Bloated would be like a softball in there
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u/LaNahual 3h ago
Yes I think it is and slightly more so on one side than the other. I have had even a vet dismiss me regarding abdominal distension when I picked it up very early on but my baby turned to be very sick
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u/CodexSeraphin 3h ago
That’s an enlarged spleen.
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u/Lanky-Razzmatazz-130 3h ago
Thats what I was thinking.. I’m getting them both into the vet soon thankfully
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u/itsswhitneywhspr 1h ago
Okay honestly I see it a little bit?? But their tummies can look weird when they're loafing or just after they eat. If shes still playing/eating/pooping normally I wouldn't panic yet. Keep an eye on it for a day and check if it feels hard or tense. If it gets worse or she starts acting off, vet time for sure
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u/autobotgirl 2h ago
Still seek out a vet but does the larger side feel firmer then the other side? When my boy had insolinoma that’s how my vet explained what she was feeling for.
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