Message Number: SG5601 | New FHL Archives SearchFrom: Maripossa24@aol.com
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2003 03:53:43 +0100 (BST)
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Subject: RE: wasting ferret, need help asap
Message-ID: <2753246.1059706423677.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
Author wrote:
> With the combination of wasting and now retaining fluids has
> hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (the more rare type which is hard to spot
> without ultrasound) been considered? I don't know why ferrets with
> that tend to waste until they get heart meds but when I mentioned one
> of our's doing that years ago I learned of several others who had
> wasting as their first symptom. Ascites or edema can also be heart
> disease symptoms. Our little girl actually had peripheral edema with
> it.
I was not aware that wasting could be a sympton of cardiomyopathy. Her heart looked normal on radiograph, I will ask my doc about ultrasound tomorrow morning! Also, can Lasix be used in ferts, does anyone know? Thanks tons for that info!
Natasha
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