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My 3-month-old ferret is vomiting. Is it a foreign body or hairball?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Small Animal | Unknown - Small Animal | Female | spayed | 3 months and 11 days old

Hi, today my ferret started vomiting again, she did it twice.. and I don’t know why because I didn’t see her eating anything she shouldn’t, she is 3 months old and she looks playful.. I also attached a picture of her stool.

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Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

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Published on April 25th, 2018

Hello, so sorry to hear that Luna is vomiting. Vomiting is ferrets is very serious. Even though you don't think she may have gotten into anything, ferrets are very sneaky....... I am most concerned that she could have a foreign body stuck in her intestines which is causing the vomiting. I have removed many ear plugs, door stoppers and hair ties from ferret intestines! The other option is that she could have a hairball. Regardless of the underlying cause, vomiting is not normal. If your vet decides there is no foreign body, then they can at least give her some medication to stop the vomiting, treat her for hairballs (if needed) and get her back to normal. Please use a vet that is used to treating ferrets. Hope this helps. Best wishes. ( https://www.petcoach.co/article/vomiting-hairballs-foreign-bodies-in-ferrets/ )

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