From:
dr_bruce_williams
Date: 2002-01-11 00:30:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Has anyone heard of
From the description, this was my thought exactly - that of a gastric
torsion, but I've never heard of this in a ferret. There is another
condition in which the viscera is actually reverse in a mirror image -
this is called situs inversus, and there are a numbe of other
deficiencies that are associated with this syndrome. I've heard of
it in dogs and mice, but once again not in a ferret.
My recommendation would be to be cynical here, and reshoot that
radiograph. Also a second opinion at another veterinarian may help,
as I think this one is a bit off the mark.
With kindest regards,
bruce williams, dVM
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., "miamiferret" <mjanke@m...> wrote:
> I've never heard of anything like this happening to a ferret,
though
> I'm not a vet and I suppose anything is possible. Is it possible
> your vet is describing gastric torsion? That's when the stomach
> flips over and the twisting seals off the stomach, causing
bloating.
> I thought this only happened to large breed, deep-chested dogs. I
> know it's deadly in dogs if not treated quickly.
>
> mike
>
> --- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., "pwigglesbaby" <pwigglesbaby@y...>
> wrote:
> > Hi! I am new at this post but I have 3 wonderful sable ferrets!
> One
> > of them I had to take to the vets yesterday she is 3yrs old, not
> > feeling well off of food and water and sleeping all the time. The
> vet
> > took xrays and found out her stomach is on the right side instead
> if
> > the left. They say it is rare in ferrets but can be caused by
> having
> > a full stomach and then they go play and then there stomach flips
> to
> > the other side. Surgery is a must. But in her case I am going to
> have
> > to put her down,the Dr. says it is not a fullproof surgery and
> could
> > die in surgery and is very evpensive and she is very weak. I was
> > wondering if anyone has heard of this? Pam