From:
Karen Purcell, DVM
Date: 2001-03-05 13:30:00 UTC
Subject: Re: [Ferret-Health-list] Strange postsurgical reaction
redux
Brett,
> Given his specialty, I know Dr. Williams isn't really accustomed to
> seeing his patients get up and walk away after they've been under his
> knife, so I didn't expect this question to be up his alley. But, I see
> a few more DVMs have joined the group, so would someone else like to
> take a crack at the puzzle I posed back in
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ferret-Health-list/message/413?
I have seen similar hyperactivity post-op in a few ferrets and
cats. I've yet to determine a cause, though it has resulted in some
popped sutures more than once! Are you sure nothing different was
used medically/anesthestically with the superficial surgeries, as
opposed to the abdominal procedures?
-Dr. Karen
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