From:
Regina Harrison
Date: 2002-01-24 10:48:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Very Sick Ferret PLEASE HELP
From: Russell Prater <russellprater@w...>
>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.
It also sounds a lot like a blockage to me, and I would add to what Russ
said that even with the barium, some blockages do not show up on the x-ray.
That was my experience when Amelia had a blockage--nothing, not even gas
bubbles, on the x-ray. In my situation I opted for exploratory surgery
while Amelia was still strong enough to undergo surgery, and lo and behold,
there was the blockage, a round rubberized felt pad completely stoppering
her intestine.
Cynthia also wrote about a ferret with frequent episodes of vomiting and
inconclusive x-rays--I'd be pretty suspicious of a blockage there too, for
the reasons stated above about x-rays.
Regina
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