Message Number: YG12360 | New FHL Archives Search
From: ferretkrazi
Date: 2002-04-09 07:14:00 UTC
Subject: Re: cardiomyopathy

--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., Mohr <natashamohr@c...> wrote:
> As everyone has already said, it can greatly depend, but I can tell
you it
> is possible for a ferret to live with cardio for more than 2
years. Our
> Gabrielle was diagnosed in August of 1999 and is still going strong
(in
> fact, she's better now than when first diagnosed). This is over 2
years
> and 9 months -- the vet gave us a max of six months. Just goes to
show
> that there are always exceptions.

I have a ferret that is one of those exceptions too. He was
diagnosed with cardio in November of 2000 and is still going strong a
year and 4 months later. Tigger is on lasix and enacard for his
cardio and has also shown a sort of "healing process" since he was
put on the meds. His doc was amazed at how good his heart looked in
comparison to his first films! I was devastated (understatement)
when he was first diagnosed but he is doing so well that now I know I
over-reacted. :) Good luck with Ares, Susan. I hope that he also
proves to be an exception!

Sincerely,
Erin