From:
Mike Janke
Date: 2001-10-28 22:33:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Questions about the Postulate (sp?) Gland & Blockage
Prostate gland enlargement in male ferrets is almost always a result
of adrenal disease. You should be very concerned as a urinary
blockage is life-threatening. Pencil erasers in the intestine is
also just as life threatening!
Talk to your vet about the possibility of adrenal disease. If you
see him straining or unable to urinate, get him into a vet
immediately. Don't hesitate even a few hours. Curing the prostate
enlargement is done by taking care of the adrenal problem, either
with surgery (preferred method) or medically with Lupron.
Watch his poop habits too and be aware of any vomiting. He may have
passed the eraser entirely, but if not, this can get serious real
fast.
mike
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., "Alison G." <skornd@h...> wrote:
> I have an albino ferret that's around five yrs old. My ferret used
to
> urinate often in little amounts. I took him to the local vet.
which the
> people had recommended. The vet had told me that my ferret has his
> postulate gland enlarged by just looking at him, no testing. He
gave us
> some antibiotics, used for two weeks, but it didn't really help.
Now,
> anyway, he seems he has a hard time to use the bathroom either to
poop or
> urinate. I cleaned the litter box and saw something that looked
like small
> plastic eraser pieces. I also took him a bath and discovered above
where he
> urinates from, it feels sort of hard about 1 inch around his
stomach. I'm
> not sure if this is because of a blockage or because of the
postulate gland?
> If it is because of the postulate gland enlargement, is there a
way to
> cure it? I also gave the ferret laxatone for the blockage. It
made him
> feel like to go use the bathroom but nothing came out. Do you know
of any
> way to help the blockage...? I'm kind of worried. Please email
ASAP!
> Thanks.
>
> -Alison
>
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