From:
Steve Austin
Date: 2003-05-17 16:00:54 UTC
Subject: eye ulcer (was Fw: another question)
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <20030517.014351.2840.6.kazpat1@juno.com>
Is the 2-3 hours really exercise, or just time out? For exercise,
make him go up and down stairs, play with a towel where he jumps
on and climbs it as you move it around the room. Hide food in the
room and he has to search for it to eat,etc. I am not sure how fast
their metabolism is, but his isn't so fast or he would be thin, no
matter how much he ate- at least in theory. I would limit the kibble
and increase the exercise. However, if he is active, happy and getting
around fine despite the excess fat, I wouldn't worry too much, he will
thin out in time, this time of year a few of mine are putting on weight
and will then thin down as the summer progresses.
Patty
On Fri, 16 May 2003 22:01:07 +0100 (BST) mcculloh.2@osu.edu writes:
> I aquired a new ferret about a month ago. He is about a year old.
> His previous owners hardly ever let him out for exercise, and as a
> result he is pretty fat. He has rolls on his neck and his knees and
> a big belly. I have been weighing him every week and he doesn't
> seem to be losing weight. He is eating totally ferret free choice
> and he gets about 2-3 hours of exercise a day now. He is very
> energetic and plays with my other ferrets, but I am concerned that
> he is not losing weight. I was afraid to limit his diet because
> ferrets have such quick metabolisms, etc. Is there anything else I
> can do?
>
> Joanna
>
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To: Steve Austin <kazpat1@juno.com>,
Ferret Health List <ferrethealth@smartgroups.com>
From: Linda Iroff <linda.iroff@oberlin.edu>
Message-ID: <2147483647.1053172854@liroffimacg4.cc.oberlin.edu>
Dr Williams wrote this to me when Caruso had an ulcerated cornea about 2
1/2 years ago:
> sure, prednisone will impair healing. This could be a real setback - the
> only thing worse would be topical administration of prednisone into the
> eye - that would make the ulcer worse in a hurry.
>
> Prednisone basically impairs all parts of the healing process, from the
> inflammatory cells which carry away the debris, to the fibroblasts which
> patch wounds. Because corneal healing is so delicate, it is one of the
> most sensitive to any disruption.
I wrote this back after a conversation with Caruso's vet:
> Interestingly, when I talked to [my vet] about the pred, he mentioned
> that he had been to an "all-eye" vet conference a couple years ago. One of
> the experts said he used cortizone regularly in the eye without problems.
> [my vet] said he is waiting next for the experts to tell us a nice thick
> juicy steak is good for our health!
Caruso's cornea healed though it took a while, and I don't know if his
vision returned. He had multiple other health problems, and was released a
few weeks later.
Linda Iroff
Oberlin OH