Message Number: YG1072 | New FHL Archives Search
From: tansy
Date: 2001-03-10 21:49:00 UTC
Subject: RE: [Ferret-Health-list] Ulcers - temp or perm?

How
> much luck do you have with getting an endoscope into the stomach of
> ferrets? If you've done it, what kind of scope does it take, and are
> there any good tricks? And would this be a good way to look for
> hairballs, to spare them a full abdominal surgery just to look for this
> problem?
<Tansy>
Pam, I know my vet feels she can actually palpate the hairballs in most
case. And yes, she is a VERY ferret savy vet. Wondered if the other vets
had the same experience.
tansy