Message Number: SG2841 | New FHL Archives SearchFrom: Russell Prater
Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2003 18:49:33 -0600
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Clyde's Upcoming Adrenal Surgery
Message-ID: <3E1B759C.6C69269C@worldnet.att.net>
CowsMooToo@aol.com wrote:
> Is there anything, like a heads up, we should tell the vet about?
Keep him on a hotwater blanket during and after surgery until he is
fully awake and alert. Ferrets can't maintain their body temp while
under the effects of anesthesia. Administer fluids by IV or Sub-q
immediately after the surgery.
> Normally, what is the recovery time for this kind of surgery, and what is the
> normal medications prescribed post-op?
I have one girl who is ready to play as soon as she is fully out from
the anesthesia, I mean just a couple of hours and I have an old boy who
wants to curl up and be nobody for 3 to 4 days. Most vets will give
Amoxi or Clavamox until the stitches come out.
--
Russ, Booger, Bonnie & Clyde
russellprater@worldnet.att.net
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