Message Number: SG10484 | New FHL Archives Search
From: sukiec@optonline.net
Date: 2004-09-07 16:56:54 UTC
Subject: RE: Pred Belly
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <5393411.1094576214124.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>

The important thing is to find out first WHAT is causing the belly enlargement.

Pred can and often does cause fat gain, but ascites is a ppossibility which your vet needs to eliminate from the running. Ascites is usually caused by heart disease, and Pred can have a conflict with that. It also can have other causes including lymphoma, kidney disease, and more.

Time for the vet to take a look again!