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oheapame@isu.edu
Date: 2001-12-04 17:00:00 UTC
Subject: [Ferret-Health-list] Re: suggestions
when mine need support, on top of plain water, i mix ferretvites into
water into a slurry and feed it either in a dish, out of a syringe, or
off my finger. it really seems to help give them support and
rehydration
pam o
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cyndy Nelson" <cyndynelson@y...>
> Katherine-
>
> I was really asking the same thing about adding fluids to a ferret
> that had edema. Glad to see I am not the only one. Tonight he is
> not going to get any and I will see what happens. He is drinking
> at least 10cc 4 times a day out of a syringe. He doesn't look
> well. Can't sit up straight, always goes to one side, has his
> head up in the air to far, red swollen feet, no use of his legs
> really. He does have some strength in his front legs, so we work
> on using them. I push on the back ones and massage them a bit
> every time he eats. Might be a long week.
>
> For those of you with @home, today my provider hooked me up with
> another cable service. Easy to do, works like a charm. I hope it
> all goes as smoothly for the rest of you.
>
> ..· ´¨¨)) -:¦:-
> ¸.·´ .·´¨¨))
> ((¸¸.·´ ..·´ Cyndy -:¦:-
> -:¦:- ((¸¸.·´*
>
>
> --- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., cyndynelson@h... wrote:
> >>He has edema, swelling of his feet and legs.
>
> >If he has fluid retention, why would you give sub-q fluids? I am
> >asking this out of total ignorance. Just doesn't make sense to
> my
> >non-medical, unscientific mind.
>
>
>