From:
Cecilia McNamara
Date: 2002-02-17 21:36:00 UTC
Subject: Re: [Ferret-Health-list] ill ferret
Dear Trina:
Run, do not walk to the best ferret vet you can find. You must. There is no substitute for experience. Please let us know how Fozzy does.
:)
Hug them and love them, Cecilia
Trina wrote:
> Hi, I have been reading the list awhile now but have never had the need to
> post .... until now.
> My Fozzy is very ill. (He will be 4 yrs old at the end of the month, is not
> a pet store ferret.)
> Watery eyes, lethargic, hind end weakness, losing weight. This has been
> going on for a week now, he's not gotten worse but not gotten better. Went
> my vets office to find out he retired had to see another Vet in the clinic.
> They had no ferret experience, gave him antibiotics. Went to my dogs vet
> yesterday and demnaded bloodwork be done, which won't go out until Monday
> AM.
> Vet does not feel any masses, nothing detected so far on tests done.
> Glucose normal. Kidneys fine, poop is a little bit mucousy today. But I was
> giving duck soup, vet is giving nutrical and A/D.
> Any ideas anyone?
> Might this be a cancer? I have had ferrets with different cancers in the
> past but they got sick and just went downhill quickly even with meds. And
> fozzy is getting worse, just not improving though. Right now he is not on
> any meds.
>
> Also what should I be looking for in the blood work? anything specific?
> I have all the normal blood values but do not know what to really look for.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thankyou,
> Trina Chaney
> tnt@e...
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