From:
ferrethealer@aol.com
Date: 2002-06-25 16:32:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Digest Number 794
In a message dated 06/25/02 3:18:06 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
Ferret-Health-list@yahoogroups.com writes:
Mae, Daniella's 3 year old female ferret, has an intervertebral
disc
problem. The disc is probably swollen and there is pressure on the
spinal cord. She has a partial paralysis of her hind legs.
She can move her feet and reacts to stimulus, but she can no
longer
walk or run. Although there has been some improvement in the past
few days, further improvement has now ceased. At present she is
receiving Cortisone and a painkiller, and is kept apart from the
other ferrets.
Surgical treatment is certainly a possibility, as is further cage
rest and anti-inflammatory medicine. Sometimes these lesions can
take weeks to heal. If surgery is not a possibility and there is no
further return of function after an appropriate time period - ie,
not right now, she needs to be given time for cage rest to have a
chance - a wheelchair cart such as has been made by DoggonWheels or
K9Carts is very likely to restore joy to the ferret's life by giving
her more mobility.
Dr. Ruth
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