From:
sukiec@optonline.net
Date: 2003-05-06 20:33:57 UTC
Subject: Re: *IF* you have time: unresponsive pseudomonas in a nasal check
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <5395768.1052253943297.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
I am carrying over the following post from a veterinarian:
From: KittyDoc2@aol.com
To: sukiec@optonline.net
Original-recipient: rfc822;sukiec@optonline.net
Sukie--
I can't figure out quite how to post from the site (I usually respond to my=
digest) - but feel free to post this on my behalf.
My worry about Little White Girl is the possibility that the Pseudomonas ha=
s spread into the lungs and resulted in a pneumonia. =A0Pseudomonas is a ve=
ry aggressive and often difficult to treat bacterial infection - which frus=
trates veterinarians regularly because it does tend to be resistant to a nu=
mber of antibiotics.
Pseudomonas has also been reported to cause pneumonia in ferrets.
I think the wisest thing is that Little White Girl be rechecked - and at a =
very minimum, have a chest x-ray done, and possibily a white blood cell cou=
nt to check for signs of infection. =A0Rapid shallow breathing can often be=
the first sign of many thoracic diseases - such as cardiomyopathy, pneumon=
ia, fungal diseases (which can occur during the use of potent antibiotics s=
uch as with Baytril), and do on.
Perhaps your local veterinarian can take the x-rays and do the blood work -=
and digitally send them for a second opinion if necessary.
I hope this helps -- keep us posted!
-Sandra Kudrak, DVM
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