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From: krystal lichlyter
Date: 2001-12-31 10:35:00 UTC
Subject: Re: [Ferret-Health-list] Ruby update

I was taught to empty Chip's bladder. While we were at
the dr., she showed me to lay him in a kind of
reclining position, press down with moderate pressure
to feel his bladder. If you can have two people, one
to hold them still, the other to put one hand on their
back, while putting light pressure on the bladder. It
did the trick for Chip. You could tell it was
uncomfortable as the dr. examined his abdominal area.
But, after she forced his bladder to empty, he had
renewed energy. I was told to force empty his bladder
at least once a day. After the changes I saw in Chip,
I would recommend this if Ruby is only leaking. Once
he has a "lightened" bladder, his bowels tend to
release as well. I take it as a good thing.
Good luck.
--- lisa zeffiro <jafljz@h...> wrote:
> Hello all, I hope everyone had a wonderful
> Christmas.
> It had been a week and a day since Rubys accident
> and she is
> about the same. She seems to stretch her legs more
> and move
> her tail just alittle bit. She is down to 1/4 of a
> pill
> every 3 days. I had put her in the litterbox and
> she sat
> there for a minute and pee'd alittle. I usually
> wipe her off
> so she doesn't get any rashes and as I did that she
> pee'd more.
> Again, I wiped her and she pee'd again. Her back
> would arch in
> evertime she would go. Today, again when I put her
> in the litterbox
> she pee'd alittle then pulled her self out of the
> box. As she was
> out of the box she started to poop. I hope she
> hasn't lost any
> control. I bring her back in on the 3rd and will
> give an update.
>
> Happy New Year!
> Lisa
>
>
>
>
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