From:
Quarrius@aol.com
Date: 2003-05-12 03:17:17 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] RE: Complicated Post Op Question
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <16d.1c7e9613.2bf06c3d@aol.com>
thank you everone for your advice!!
After narrowing things down and looking at the symptoms--she seems to be
showing symptoms of Addisons'. She got a percorten shot after surgery, but I
dont think it worked. Or she used it up (if that is possible).
On a whim and in a panic, I gave her a 1/2 tab of florinef. She perked up and
withn 90 min. she ate a bunch of chicken gravy and drank on her own. A HUGE
difference from the near comatose baby I had earlier in the AM!
We went to the ER and she got 20cc of SubQ's from the emergency vet and a nap
in her sick cage. I thougth she would be wide awake when I saw woke again,
but she was lethargic again
She seemed so normal at the vet--
I gave her another 1/2 tab florinef and ER vet recommended an extra dose of
pediapred. we are giving the percorten shot tonight.
She is eating better but I still have a few random questions:
i know they can have loose stools--but since surgery, her stools have been
small. they begin "normal brown" they "end" with an muted orange color.
any clue why?
They are a bit more mucous and watery the past 24 hours and I am hoping that
was due to the addison's (if that is what is wrong with her)
Pre-surgery she would let out the occasional whimper when she used the
litter--we were hoping it was due to her internal problems and surgery would
cure it. Since Tuesday she has wimpered 3 or 4 times, two of them were today.
the latest resulting in a mixture of urine and mushy bird seed poop.
any input on this?
I"m lost again..
Thanks for all the advice from everyone else on Emergency Vets and Post Op
Care. It helped a TON!
Meg