From:
Barbara Carlson
Date: 2002-02-21 08:29:00 UTC
Subject: Re: SICK BOY PLEASE HELP!!!!!
> he`s not eating well,
You need to force feed him duck soup. You can use a/d from the vet or
chicken babyfood mixed with a little cream or Ensure or any number of
recipes -- but he has to eat.
> he is grinding his teeth,
He might have ulcers, insulinoma, or any number of things that give them
pain and/or make them nauseous.
> now he`s having trouble walking!
This is REAL BAD. He could be starving to death, seriously dehydrated,
having low blood glucose episode -- any of which can kill him. Is your vet
ferret -knowledgable? This is *very* important. Is he dehydrated?
> i took him to the vet last thursday, she put him on amoxil 2 times a
> day and this other stuff (pepto i think for a ulser) 3 times a
> day,now it`s been a week and he seems to worse than before,
He's probably dehydrated by the sounds of it ... have the vet check this.
He probably needs force fed.
> could it
> be ece or ADV??? when i was reading the posts about the baby`s from
> marshall`s that were testing pos for ADV i ordered the kit to test
> them, we`ll it came back neg. but the funny thing the next morning
> the test read pos?????
The tests all look positive after a while ... it's like home pregnancy
tests -- they all turn positive eventually. If you got a clear white
background and a clear pink line (and only ONE line) then it's negative.
--Barb--