From:
sukiec@optonline.net
Date: 2003-12-25 22:55:54 UTC
Subject: RE: Help!! Is it diareah or constipation??
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <323886.1072392954938.JavaMail.root@indium.smartgroups.com>
Honestly, I'd get to the vet. A biopsy would likely make sense to look for Inflammatory Bowel Syndrome and Eosinophylic Gastroenteritis, as would looking to see if there is a shifting partial blockage in the stomach and removing the blockage if present.
There is info on treating each of the latter two in the archives at
http://fhl.sonic-weasel.org
. One short cut would be to look up names like Rinky Dink or Sherman if seeking IBD help since I know off-hand there is info there on treatments like Prednisolone, antibiotics, Imuran, injectible steroids, special foods, etc. The reason why special foods are needed is because sometimes an allergy goes along with IBD. Many with the problem have difficulty with chicken; we've had one who could not tolerate any type of poultry, and Rinky Dink was especially hard to work up a diet for but they managed it and learned a lot worth reading.
They DO strain with diarrhea because there is nothing to press against, and they get rectal prolapses doing so.
I'd really want to make sure with this one that there isn't a shifting blockage or a tumor, and to try to get a handle on what disorder it might be if this were one of our's.
Your vet has the history so discuss these options with your vet, but if you vet is stumped or you want a second opinion you can go to
http://www.ferretcongress.org
and open the critical refs then scroll down to the URLs for lists of recommended vets.
I know that at least one vet here at the FHL who is excellent is in PA but I don't know what part of PA she is in.
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