From:
dr_bruce_williams
Date: 2002-05-06 11:16:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Vomitting Rehab Baby
A hairball or other space occupying mass in the stomach should be
considered as well in this case.
I would start with a vet visit, and radiography or the abdomen, as
well as a barium study. However, this may only identify 30% of
cases, but the barium will pick up 100% of megaesophagus cases.
If this is negative, and the index of suspicion is high, then an
exploratory is probably in order.
With kindest regards,
Bruce Williams, DVM
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., "miamiferret" <mjanke@m...> wrote:
> A partial blockage is certainly a possibility here. Megaesophagus,
> while not common, does occur and is a remote possibility. A
partial
> blockage would be much more likely.
>
> Sounds like some serious checking by your vet is in order.
>
> mike
>
> --- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., bgbooker@a... wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am working with a rehab ferret age is guessed because she was a
> rescue.
> > Let's say approx 2-3 years old. The past couple of weeks she has
> been
> > vomitting after eating. If she eats a moderate amount of food
she
> will vomit
> > as soon as she is finished.