From:
Quarrius@aol.com
Date: 2002-08-22 02:55:28 UTC
Subject: bi-Lateral adrenal post op--question
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <4d.22d55395.2a95aca0@aol.com>
Hello everyone,
Keera is my 7 year old female. She has had 3 surgeries (Dr. Weiss) but has
never had a problme recovering or any post op symptoms that caused me to
worry but tonight is a different story.
Any advice or ideas would be appreciated since I am going to a local vet that
knows little about ferrets.
Her more recent surgery removed the remainder of her right adrenal
(cryosurgery--biopsy came back benign)., It had grown into her liver so he
did a liver lobectomy also. Due to something Dr. Weiss saw in bloodwork, he
had a catheter in her hip to inject nutrients directly . Post of she was on
pediapred 0.3ml (once a day by mouth) for 3 weeks, then we just decreased it
to .3ml every other day long term.
Surgery was one month ago and went well. She didn't bounce back as quick but
she had a lot more down to her and she is 7 years old (even thought it was
laser surgery).
Now I am terrified. She is lethargic. I have been noticing her being "blah"
but blamed it on the extremely humid hot wearther we have recently had in NY
and thought she was just a bit bored b/c she couldn't go outside.
Tonight is a different story, I am watching her walk 3-4 feet then her lower
extremeties kinda flop to the side. So far not one side is favored over the
other. she is just laying around looking old and tired.
I don't know what there is to do or what it might be.
do ferrets with bi-lateral adrenal have problems like this? or is this a
whole new problem? Her surgery (1 month ago) found her in good health
otherwise and Dr. W. said he looked over everything for other problems.
this flopping and blah attitude are scaring me. I am going to try and push up
her appt for blood work till tomorrow but I am not sure if the local vet will
let me.
any help you can give would be appreciated. Unfort, I can't find a great vet
around here in all 7 years I have had her. Overall, she is normally a very
robust healhty active girl so I am extremely scared.
Thanks for anyt help you can give,
Meagan