From:
mjanke@miamiferret.org
Date: 2003-02-05 10:49:20 UTC
Subject: Re: diarrhea/lethargy
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <16434791.1044468400263.JavaMail.root@scandium>
Here's an excellent set of pages on giving fluids to ferrets. Perhaps it will make it a little less of a chore for both you and Harry.
http://home.att.net/~The_Ferrets/subq/subqindex.html
mike
Author wrote:
I am not crazy about giving Harry fluids, I have had many tough experiences doing so with Beatrice, but here goes....
To: "FerretHeathList" <ferrethealth@smartgroups.com>,
<hebrews1222@kc.rr.com>
From: "katharine" <katharine@nettally.com>
Message-ID: <002b01c2cd04$3dc77400$13102cc7@D1CW2811>
>Also, I read on MiamiHeath that "These symptoms usually appear
within 48 hours of introducing a new ferret into the household." I do =
have a new ferret, but have had her over a month now.>
I've always heard that it's within 48 hours also but, in my own experience,=
it took about 2 weeks for symptoms to appear. It was probably another wee=
k after that before we felt comfortable with a diagnosis of ECE, after elim=
inating many other things and a consultation with a vet school (I kept push=
ing the issue). =
Katharin