From:
Russell Prater
Date: 2002-01-23 14:20:00 UTC
Subject: Re: [Ferret-Health-list] Very Sick Ferret PLEASE HELP
shaydemt wrote:
>
> My ferret (Frank, 3 yrs old) had a very distended belly this morning
> and was extrememly lethargic. I rushed him to the vet who took xrays
> and found no obtructions or foriegn objects. His stomach and bowels
> are filled with air but no fluid. He has had a lot of gas lately - I
> changed his food about 2 months ago - but no diareha or vomiting. He
> seemed fine yesterday but today he was not able to climb into his
> hammock and was just laying on the floor. They are taking blood to
> run tests, putting him on IV fluids but said he may not make it long
> enough for them to find out what it is. I am not at all sure that my
> vet knows what he is doing. I live in a rather small town in
> Montana. Anyone have any ideas what this could be?
I am not a vet. Yes, I have an idea that you have a blockage. The
gassiness points in that direction, too. Were his x-rays the regular
kind or was it a barium series. Without the barium, it is common for a
blockage to not show up on a plain x-ray.
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