From:
MookieJoey@aol.com
Date: 2002-07-15 02:28:15 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] RE: Need Help -Diarreha and blood in stools
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <c9.250f15f7.2a638d3f@aol.com>
Thank You Dr. Williams,
You are correct that the kibble he did eat last night contributed to the
yellow stools. He only had yellow runny stools this morning. The rest of the
day, they were brown.
As for the eggs, I hard boiled them before adding to his gravy.
I did pick up some preparation H today, just in case, but will have to pick
up the hydrocortisone cream in the morning as well.
Is it possible that he had not fully recovered from his first bout with ECE
or could it just be IBD? None of my other ferrets have seemed to have gotten
it (and I have been monitoring them constantly)
Thanks Again,
Dianna
In a message dated 7/14/02 9:31:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
williamsb@comcast.net writes:
> Dear Dianna:
>
> Yes, the swelling in the rectum may be a mild prolapse, and is generally
> due to straining in animals with diarrhea. The blood in the stool, if it
> is fresh red blood may also be due to straining, or we may be dealing with
> a case of colitis here. After he defecates, rinse his anus with a small
> amount of cold water, and apply a dab of a mixture of one-half preparation
> H and one half 1.0% hydrocortisone cream to the area.
>
> Animals generally only contract ECE once, so he may have a chronically
> inflammed bowel. In generally, animals with diarrhea tolerate kibble very
> poorly, so it is probably not a good idea to allow him access to it (it may
> have contributed to his yellow, runny stools.) No the yellowness isn't due
> to eggs (I am not a fan of raw eggs as part of a duck soup mixture), but
> the fact that the stool is coming out undigested.
>
> With kindest regards,
>
> Bruce Williams, dVM
>