Message Number: YG9448 | New FHL Archives Search
From: ferrethealer@aol.com
Date: 2001-12-17 17:20:00 UTC
Subject: Re: [Ferret-Health-list] Digest Number 517

In a message dated 12/17/01 6:00:01 AM Eastern Standard Time,
Ferret-Health-list@yahoogroups.com writes:



I had been concerned that mayhaps he had a blockage (considering
the
state of his feces) but the x-rays did not show that. What they
DID
show though that his esophegus, stomach, intestinal tract etc was
completely filled with air. Also, his stomach was HUGE - a good 4

times larger than normal - and completely filled with air. The
vet
was saying that no wonder he was not eating/drinking/using the
toilet
etc.


My immediate reaction to this is that he likely had a blockage.
Many objects forming blockages will not show up on xrays, and we
diagnose blockages often based on abnormal gas patterns in the
gastrointestinal tract. If so, you are extremely lucky. His
symptoms to me do not sound like those of distemper, and hopefully
at this time you will continue to see improvement.

Dr. Ruth
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