From:
Karen Purcell, DVM
Date: 2001-11-29 12:17:00 UTC
Subject: Re: [Ferret-Health-list] Pain
Oscar, Cindy, and Slinky,
> I tried to find an answer in the archives but didn't.
> When our ferts have surgery what kind of pain do they have afterwards? Are
> they given pain medication for the first few days while in the Drs. care?
> Three of mine have had surgeries and I just hadn't thought about this part of
> the procedure. One is going in for adrenal and insulinoma surgery Mon and I
> was thinking about it. Hopefully I will talk with the Dr. today but thought
> someone on here might be able to answer this for me. REALLY bothers me to
> think of them being in pain.
I'm a huge believer in pain meds. I use torbugesic before surgery
to decrease interoperative pain, and give more if needed. I've found
however, that if I give pain meds to ferrets, they often become too
active post op, so I'm more likely to use something that will
encourage sleep.
Hope this helps,
-Dr. Karen
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