From:
Cindy
Date: 2002-02-02 03:31:00 UTC
Subject: VET QUESTIONS - URGENT
I'm afraid I wasn't quite finished with that post........
NECROPSY AND PATHOLOGY QUESTIONS:
In the event of death occurring in ferrets described in
original post.
When conducting a necropsy and pathology study on these
animals are there specific items of interest we should be
focusing on to determine cause of death?
What are the ideal conditions for storing subject to be
involved it necropsy and pathology?
How long will the tissues remain viable in such conditions?
What tissues should be studied to provide the best results
during pathology?
Will providing detailed symptomology and treatment notes on
the animals to the pathologist increase the chance of a
more conclusive cause of death?
Is it a waste of time to perform a necropsy on a subject
that has been kept at temperatures not exceeding 30 deg to
as low as 5- for 36-48 hours immediately following death?
If so why? Do I understand correctly that pathology is
completely out of the question for an animal stored like
this?
Can anyone provide a referral to a ferret qualified
pathologist who can perform this study?
Respectfully,
Cindy Jansa
----- Original Message -----
From: Cindy
To: Ferret-Health-list@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 12:32 AM
DOSAGE QUESTIONS: FERRETS EXHIBITING ECE SYMPTOMS AS PER DR
WILLIAMS FAQ
Presented with extreme dehydration, anorexia, green mucousy
diarrhea, mouth pawing, dry retching
1.7 LB 5 yr old female, 1.3 lb 2-1/2 yr old female, 8 wk
old male exact weight unknown
How much, how often and for how long should these be used to
treat ECE symptomatic ferrets?
Are they the best thing to use in this situation?
Clindamycin Hydrochloride Oral Liquid - Insert reads under
PRECAUTIONS: "should be avoided in those species sensitive
to the gastrointestinal affects of clindamycin" would a
ferret with ECE be considered just such a species? Could
administering 12.5 mg/12 hr exacerbate a case of ECE in
the above described animals? Package insert reads
"Vomiting and diarrhea" Why would we want anymore of that
in ECE infected Ferrets? Is there any data to support
possible toxicity levels with high dose usage?
Lopermide 10 mg in 20 ml nac* That's the best I can make
out the handwriting on the bottle (*not sure about the nac
could be nal)
Sub-Q Normasol injection
Respectfully
Cindy Jansa