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AFERRETVET@cs.com
Date: 2002-09-06 23:49:10 UTC
Subject: Re:My Ferret Luigi Digest 6 Sep 2002 23:13:57 -0000 Issue 75
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <114.16d3d562.2aaa98f6@cs.com>
Hi William,
>From your description I would suspect gastric ulcers
and not esophageal reflux problems. Since Luigi has not
responded to just an antacid (Pepcid) then it is time to
add an antibiotic (Biaxin, +/- amoxicillin) and Carafate
to the treatment protocol. An easy to digest bland food
such as Hill's a/d or Gerber's baby food (chicken or turkey)
will also help. Some times it can take a long time for an ulcer
to heal (4-8 weeks).
Hope that helps,
Jerry Murray, DVM
Dallas, Texas