From:
williamsdvm@comcast.net
Date: 2003-03-11 21:37:21 UTC
Subject: RE: Coughing ferret Att.Vets
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <7850167.1047418641351.JavaMail.root@scandium>
Dear Anna:
Well, this pattern is a bit unusual - very intermittent coughing..
Even though the heart and lungs sound good, I have been fooled many times by good sounds but when you take an X-ray, the chest looks terrible. Probably always a good idea to get a radiograph of the chest of a coughing animal. Heart disease is by far the most common cause of coughing in ferrets.
With kindest regards,
Bruce Williams, DVM
Author wrote:
> I'm usualy asking about my Ernestine but this time it's Jesse. Ok we were out of electric for 12 after a ice storm hit so we had to use a kerosene heater well I tryed to keep them covered and away from the fumes so they wouldn't get sick well after we got our electric back on it was the same night Jesse started coughing so I took him on the 4th to see the vet she gave him AMX Drops, she said his heart and lungs sounded good but incase of infection starting she gave the meds. well he coughed that night then on the 7th and then again on the 10th but on the 4th and 7th he coughed in the early morning and got me up but he only got me up once coughing those nights and on the 10 in the weeeee hrs of the morning he got me up twice with the coughing. what can I do for him hes the only one out of 6 thats coughing? I have to call the vet tomarrow about what else to do But I can use some help so I can give her some other ideas. Thank you Sinceraly Anna