From:
williamsdvm@comcast.net
Date: 2003-11-13 04:20:19 UTC
Subject: RE: infection in lower intestines
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <1362539.1068697219298.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
Dear Christine:
A week of diarrhea is not all that long, and at this age and with the fact that he has just moved into a new home, I would consder stress and the possibilyt of adjusting to a new diet - do you know what he ate before you brought him home?
The test for parasites is good, but we generally run 2-3 tests, as coccidia may not be shed with each stool.
Regarding foreign bodies - you NEVER think that they have gotten into anything. However, unless you are monitoring young animals 24 hours a day - you can't be sure - I know - I've been fooled by my own ferrets time and time again...
With kindest regards,
Bruce Williams, DVM
Author wrote:
> i've talked to the vet's office and they tested him for secal and there's no signs
> of parasites everything was negative.and as for the bloody stoole she said there
> was only a little blood in the stoole and it was red, I have him eating Hagen
> ferret diet since last monday when I got him and he doesn't like the treats I got
> him which was peanut butter crunch. From my knowledge he has not ingested
> any foreign body since he's been home with me.the milligrams he's taking 7.5
> milligrams 2 times a day.
> [Moderator's note: in a private post Christine clarified that the medication is
> Baytril, oral.]