From:
"Sue Liszewski"
Date: 2003-10-21 04:29:52 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] kidney diease
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <Law12-F17aFcFzr8cgV000034a7@hotmail.com>
I agree get rid of the kiten food. Stick with the higher quality ferret
foods. There is anectdodal evidence that Pepcid is a poor choice with
kidneys in humans and I had a cat on it that improved some when we changed
it, you might consider a switch to tagamet or prilosec. I think he might
need a bit more fluids to flush his kidneys and reduce the toxins in his
blood stream. I would also recheck his electrolytes because Addison's can
cause kidney disease and improves when treated, I know he is on Florinef
already but be sure it is the right dose still. Lastly another cause could
be a pyelonephritis and have a significant infection so please be sure this
has been ruled out. These can be nasty and sometimes req antibiotics for a
month or so. Lastly I have seen it in cat and don't know if there are
standard number in the ferret but renal hypertension can make the kidneys
worse and there are meds that can help improve flow thru the kidney and
decrease your values. Anyway these are just suggestions for various avenues
to investigate and with the splenomegaly I would definitely try to rule out
infection. GOOD LUCK! and I hope this provides some useful info.
Susan Liszewski DVM
>From: SPED103@aol.com
>Reply-To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>To: Ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>Subject: [ferrethealth] kidney diease
>Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 14:03:37 -0400
>
> Subj: Kidney problems
> Date: 10/18/2003 7:15:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time
> From: SPED103
> To: Ferret-Health-list@yahoogroups.com
>Hello, It seems that my 5 1/2 year old boy, Sammy, has kidney disease or
>the beginnings of kidney failure. The values are:
> BUN 103 Normal is 10-33
> Creatinine 4.6 Normal is 0.2-0.8
> Phosphorus 8.6 Normal is 4.2-8.5
>The vet gave us Carafate ( dosage 0.3cc twice aday) and Pepcid (1mg/ml)
>dosage is 0.65 twice aday. Sammy's urine sample is clean so there is no
>infection. We are also giving subcutaneous fluids in the amount of 15ml
>twice a day. Sammy had an ultrasound done on Friday, yesterday, and the
>vet said everything looked good. He does have a large spleen, which we
>knew about.
>
>I feed a mix of 8-1 Ultimate, Zupreem, Totally Ferret(somethimes) and
>Petsmart's brand of Authority Kitten. And of course, one cube of Bob
>Church's chicken gravy a day.
>
>I guess what I am asking is, Is there anything else we can or should be
>doing for Sammy to get his kidneys back on track. Our vet suggested adding
>cooked egg whites and taking out the Kitten food in my mix.
>
>Sammy has also had both Adrenals removed and is on 1/4 tab. of Florinef a
>day and Pred.( 20mg. tab. mixed with 6.7cc of ferretone) given at a dosage
>of 0.08ml twice aday.
>
>Any suggestions or ideas would be greatly appriecated.
>
>Thank you,
>
>A Worried Dianna
>
>
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