From:
miamiferret
Date: 2002-01-10 13:15:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Has anyone heard of
I've never heard of anything like this happening to a ferret, though
I'm not a vet and I suppose anything is possible. Is it possible
your vet is describing gastric torsion? That's when the stomach
flips over and the twisting seals off the stomach, causing bloating.
I thought this only happened to large breed, deep-chested dogs. I
know it's deadly in dogs if not treated quickly.
mike
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., "pwigglesbaby" <pwigglesbaby@y...>
wrote:
> Hi! I am new at this post but I have 3 wonderful sable ferrets!
One
> of them I had to take to the vets yesterday she is 3yrs old, not
> feeling well off of food and water and sleeping all the time. The
vet
> took xrays and found out her stomach is on the right side instead
if
> the left. They say it is rare in ferrets but can be caused by
having
> a full stomach and then they go play and then there stomach flips
to
> the other side. Surgery is a must. But in her case I am going to
have
> to put her down,the Dr. says it is not a fullproof surgery and
could
> die in surgery and is very evpensive and she is very weak. I was
> wondering if anyone has heard of this? Pam