From:
lmcaselman
Date: 2001-12-17 23:07:00 UTC
Subject: Kidney Failure ? How Do I Stop It?
I have an 7 year old female ferret named Mary. She has had some
insulinoma problems and is on .5 cc pediapred twice a day. Last week
Mary took a bad turn and has not gotten over it and is getting worse.
I took her to the vet and was told that her fasting sugar was 98 and
that she didn't see anything wrong. Mary has kept eating and drinking
very well even tho one day she couldn't keep her head up. Anyway...
the vet asked me if her urine was clear which it hadn't been. She
told me that if it was it was probably her kidneys shutting down but
she didn't tell me what to do if it happened and now it has and my
vet is unavailable due to a family emergency. I live in a small area
and the vets here don't know anything about ferrets. I have to drive
100 miles one way to get to my vet and I'm afraid that at this point
Mary won't be able to take the drive if I can find another vet. Any
idea what I can do for my baby? If not to cure her then to make her
more comfortable? Thank you for your time and any help that you have.
Lois