Message Number: YG12250 | New FHL Archives SearchFrom: ferretsonly
Date: Wed Apr 3, 2002 10:35pm
Subject: Re: renal failure
Theresa,
> Any suggestions for the renal failure ( I do not think
> sub -q fluids is an option for him)?
May I ask why this is the case? Heart problems might pose a
complication with the excess fluid.
Annie was in renal failure from what I now believe was Aleutian's
Disease. We gave her 20ml of lactated ringer's solution twice daily
for several weeks and then once a day before weaning her off after
about a month of fluids. Her kidney function returned to almost
normal with this ferret version of dialysis. It was a huge
improvement!
I used sub-q injections but this web site shows a method of giving
fluids using a butterfly.
http://home.att.net/~The_Ferrets/subq/subqindex.html
-Carla
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