From:
Caitlyn Martin
Date: 2003-09-10 16:57:35 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] old mans health problem?
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-Id: <20030910125735.4c5cedce.whiteweasel@earthlink.net>
On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 11:14:25 -0400
CRYSTAL KULICK <dragracingfan@juno.com> wrote:
> He has been off the medicine and now his Poop is slimy mucus and very
> watery looking. Still eating good and active again. Should I retest
> his blood. or just give him some time before i take him back?
I would definitely get him back to the vet. It's possible the
antibiotics didn't fully knock out whatever your vet found and he may
need another course of antibiotics, possible with a different
medication. If his only symptom is diarrhea our vet normally wants a
stool sample rather than blood work. Blood work would only come if he
couldn't find anything in the stool and the problem didn't respond to
his conventional treatments.
We've dealt with a number of problems that caused diarrhea: Pertwee had
heliobacter, Adric and Romana had giardia (we had to threat all our
ferts for that since it's contagious), etc... None proved serious but
the vet's diagnosis did determine the course of treatment, and it was
different in different cases.
All the best,
Caity and the non-stop nine