From:
Jheiler@excite.com
Date: 2003-12-15 12:40:27 UTC
Subject: Paralysis in the rear
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <7105280.1071492027626.JavaMail.root@indium.smartgroups.com>
Recently we took our 2 ferrets for there annual shots and that's when things seemes to start happening with the oldest. The ferret in question is a 6 yr old female cinnamon (Molly, mother of the second one we have , Peanut)
1.- Aprox. 2 months ago she received her annual shots as always, canine and distemper, when this time for some reason she had a reaction at the vets office. He immediately following administered I believe benadryil, if memory is correct, and after about an hr or so she seemed to come back around and we went home.
2 - Aprox. 3 to 4 weeks later we noticed that she was favoring her right rear leg. She at first was limping and then a week later was not even using it. We took her in and she was put on amoxicillin and a steroid.
3 - A week later she was taken back to the vet as she seems to be getting worse. This time she seems to have some control over bladder but no sensation of a full bladder. She is also "dragging" both rear legs now. She still seems to eat and drink ok and has some energy but seems to be loosing control of movement in the rear. ( its limp / lifeless almost )
4 - Took molly for xrays saturday but they showed nothing conclusive. She is still dragging hind quarters and shows zero signs of improvements. She seems to go potty when she is picked up or while pulling herself along the floor and very little in the cage (zero in litter as she can not stand up to get into it. She still is eating hard food and drinking water but just lays around the cage, other then when we have play time each night, as she can not get up the ramps any more. She was energetic last night and clucking when playing with her and pulls herself around as fast with the front 2 legs as she was with all 4 before :).
If anyone could provide any insight or help it would be greatly appreciated. We are concerned for her and want to do all we can to ensure her quality of life.