From:
Steph
Date: 2001-12-31 20:51:00 UTC
Subject: [Ferret-Health-list] Mikey, Steph and EE
Thank you so much for your response. Mikey is actually on
the feline formula of Z/D. He had his first vaccines from the
breeder and one booster when I first got him, but my vet will
not vaccinate him again until he feels that he is healthy
enough. He does the same for any of my immune compromised
cats. I am not sure what he will do about his distemper next
year, but at this point rabies are not even talked about.
Thank you again,
Steph, Mikey and Frodo
----- Original Message -----
From: nakinasty
To: Ferret-Health-list@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2001 3:39 PM
Hey Steph,
Your story is oh so familiar. I went months trying to get
Rinkydink
correctly diagnosed. She now has to be housed seprerately
because I
dont
want her getting into any elses stashed food.
Rinkydink's case was very advanced when finaly properly
diagnosed so
her
case is somewhat extreme. EE is essentialy an allergic
reaction to
food.
She was put on a course of pred and switched to Euk, chicken
and
rice. We
were of the believe it was the grain she was allergic too.
That
worked for
a while and then quit working all together and she got very
sick
again. I
took her off of all kibble and put her on chicken baby food
only.
That
worked for a while and then time for vaccines came up and
she got her
distemper shot.
Big mistake. Do Not get Mikey his distemper shot or rabies.
His
disease is
a disease of the immune system and regular vaccs could
aggravate it
to the
point of no return. I almost lost Rinkydink then as she
then became
allergic to chicken and we played pure t hell getting her
stabilized
again.
Rinkydink was put on feline zd at this time. She did well
on that
for a
time but then she started getting sick on that also.
Rinkydink is
currently
on canine zd and I supplement with ham baby food. She is
also
on .1cc of
dex everyother day (stronger steriod than pred). So far she
is doing
very
well.
I would supplement Frodo's diet with hand fed chicken gravy
twice
daily.
He does not have a medical problem and the gravy would do
him good.
I would
discuss supplementing Mickey's diet with a meat baby food he
has
never been
exposed to before. The trick is to keep his diet as simple
as
possible
ingredient wise while still getting him the nourishment he
needs.
Your
post did not mention if it was feline or canine zd and if
canine if
just zd
or ultra zd. Rinkydink's is the ultra zd.
You can also supplement their diet with derm caps, a fatty
acid that
is
added to their food in drops. You can get that at your vets
office
also.
Much luck. Let me know if I can help in any way. I have
been thru
the
ringer on this one.
HappyTails,
Karen and the Scruff You Gang
Secretary Dook-N-Dance Ferret Shelter
www.dook-n-dance.org
[Quick moderator note: except in extreme cicumstances such
as this ferret has it's best to avoid dog food except as an
occassional treat, given the need to supplement with
Taurine, provide extra protein, etc. --SDC]
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