From:
Caitlyn Martin
Date: 2003-06-03 00:31:59 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] vena cava ligation chances? referrals?
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-Id: <20030602203159.34fd8a62.whiteweasel@earthlink.net>
Hi,
Our vet, who has a great deal of experience with vena cava ligation, has
a success rate in excess of 95%, probably well in excess. Three of my
ferrets have had that surgery, one of them at age seven and a half. All
came through just fine. All recovered very quickly. I live in North
Carolina, so unless you want to vacation down here I really can't make a
recommendation, but I can tell you that a 50% survival rate translates
to me to "find another vet".
Oh, Podo, the old guy who had the surgery, is bouncing around the living
room right now. Surgery was a year ago.
All the best,
Caity and the non-stop nine