From:
leese10ferts
Date: 2002-01-04 23:36:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Dexamethasone for bilateral ferret revisited
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., Caitlyn Martin <caitlynmaire@e...>
wrote:
> Hi, everyone,
>
> Just a follow up to my earlier post about Ryo-Ohki. After the
> dexamethasone injections her potassium level is much closer to
normal,
> but still higher than it should be. Her sodium is still low. My
vet
> discontinued prednisone and put her on oral dexamethasone at an
> increased dosage.
Have you tried the DOCP injections instead of the oral medications?
I have three ferrets who are on injections, and while it took a while
to get everyone on track, they are working quite well here and only
need to be administered once every 3 1/2 weeks.
If the oral meds don't seem to be doing the trick, this might be an
avenue worth exploring. Good luck and I hope that Ryo-Ohki's ratio
starts to normalize!
Lisa Shortley