Message Number: SG5338 | New FHL Archives Search
From: JEWEL1662@aol.com
Date: 2003-07-13 22:35:43 UTC
Subject: NEED ANSWERS _ PLEASE HELP
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <55.441691e5.2c4338bf@aol.com>

Hi everyone,=A0=A0 I have a 5 yo ferret she all of a sudden 4 days ago beca=
me =

very sick i took her to the vet and he said she is jauntis - (hepititis) he=
r =

liver emzines were 5x the normal for a ferret. her skin under her hair is y=
ellow. =

He said she has a 50/50 chance of surviving.=A0 I never heard of a ferret =

getting this?=A0 I need to know if anyone out there has dealt with this.=A0=
We have her =

on all kinds of meds - she is dehydrated - pees orange, and stool is green,=
=

sleeps more, looks very sad and is lathargic=A0 - the meds I am using are -=
=

amoxicillin, carafate, sam-e, pepcid a/c, flagyl, kaeopectate, polyvisol wi=
th vitiam =

B complex, and fluids under the skin 2x a day - does anyone know if there i=
s =

any other way or medicine that will pull her thru this?=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Plea=
se let me =

know by either sending to the ferret digest or please email me at =

Jewel1662@aol.com - I am so frustrated I don't know what to do and I want t=
o see her get =

better.
Thank you so much for your help.

=A0=A0=A0=A0 Iris & the Buggers ( Samantha, Moose, Baby Blue) and Jewel who=
has=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 =

crossed over to the rainbow bridge)

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