From:
dr_bruce_williams
Date: 2002-01-11 22:15:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Cystic Kidney
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., "Sirron" <sirron@e...> wrote:
> If a cystic kidney has a hole in it, filled with fluid, what would
cause it to break and how long would that ferret have to live after
breakage?
>
> Sirron@e...
Dear Sirron:
I've never actually seen a cyst rupture, and I believe our files
section has the largest cyst I have ever seen. The kidney has a very
tough capsule around it, which is very resistant to rupture. How
long would a ferret last - probably a matter of days. Urine leakage
causes peritonitis.
With kindes regards,
Bruce Williams, dVM