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From: "Sue Liszewski"
Date: 2004-09-13 05:00:48 UTC
Subject: RE: [ferrethealth] Mucus/Pus discharge
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <BAY15-F29OPbgCOdM4p0004f7b8@hotmail.com>

I suspect a urinary tract infection, especially if she can't always clean
the poop off her rear end and the bacteria from the feces can climb up the
urinary tract. Should be a simple fix. Good Luck/
Dr. Sue

>From: Sneezy1001@aol.com
>Reply-To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>Subject: [ferrethealth] Mucus/Pus discharge
>Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 23:22:57 EDT
>
>I have an eight year ten month old little girl that has cardiomyopathy.
>She
>has been doing well and holding her own with enalapril and lasix. Tonight
>I
>noticed that after she urinated, she had a pus/mucus discharge from her
>vagina.
> I will be calling the vet first thing in the morning. I have not had a
>problem with this before. Bubbles eats well (duck soup, hand feed only
><grin>)
>and drinks lots of water for me. She is still very alert and fairly active
>for
>a furkid her age and with her health problem. Bubbles will sometimes have
>an
>accident and not be able to clean herself up after she poops. I wash her
>as
>soon as I discover she has done this. I was wondering if she has managed
>to
>get either a yeast infection (can ferrets get this like us human ladies
>can) or
>some other type of bladder infection. Other than some mild hind end
>weakness
>due to her heart problem, she does very well. She gets me up a couple of
>times during the night to feed her and let her explore the whole house on
>her own
>without interference from the other inhabitants. Any information anyone
>can
>provide me on this would be greatly appreciated. I know my vet is also
>open to
>any information I bring in to her.
>Thanks in advance,
>Barbara Laugesen and Bubbles
>
>
>
>
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