From:
"Sue Liszewski"
Date: 2004-08-25 04:39:17 UTC
Subject: RE: [ferrethealth] wobbly ferret update
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <BAY15-F150OOJrzF5ld000062a8@hotmail.com>
I would probably have her on antibiotics that penetrate the nervous system
too and be sure nothing is missed. I would use Chloramphenicol or
Trimethaprim Sulfa since this penetrates the blood brain barrrier. Good
luck and hope she is well soon.
Dr. Sue
>From: hebrews1222@aol.com
>Reply-To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>Subject: [ferrethealth] wobbly ferret update
>Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 02:47:20 +0100 (BST)
>
>I wrote last week about Pip, my 18 month old girl who got up wobbly one
>morning. Our trip to the vet did not turn up a whole lot, the vet felt
>pretty confident she had somehow hurt herself and had a spinal injury, that
>would hopefully heal in time. She was put on prednisone and sent home. I
>had a hard time finding a vet, calling many in my town only to be referred
>to this exotics vet an hour away by all of them. That was 5 days ago now.
>At this point Pip is probably 75% better, but not completely better. She
>still walks with her head at an angle, with one eye looking slightly up and
>the other looking slightly down. At the time of the exam, the vet said her
>pupils were constricted and she wasn't seeing much, which she said was
>suggestive of an injury. At that time, her head was almost sideways. It
>is now almost normal, but she still doesn't seem to see too well. The
>biggest concern to me is she doesn't seem to be able to eat her kibble.
>Even cheerios, she chops up but does not eat. I have been giving her duck
>soup since this happened. She eats well and is quite active, just sort of a
>klutz instead of a remarkable gymnast. She will be on pred another week.
>Hopefully this will resolve itself and she will be completely normal again.
>But if anyone has any ideas, all would be appreciated.
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