From:
sgoettsch@comcast.net
Date: 2004-11-17 04:57:21 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] RE: Urinary Stones and IBD
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-Id: <111720040457.19310.419ADA3100043DAA00004B6E2200748184080C9C9B9B0A01099C@comcast.net>
Hi Sukie:
Thanks for the replies. It took me awhile to figure everything out but that is due to my brain frying out from dealing with 2 sick ferrets and studying for a pathology exam.
I had forgot to mention (sorry - see above) that it appears that they may be struvite based on a voided sample urinalysis after he was unblocked as there were possible triple phos crystals (struvite). But it will be about 2 weeks minimum before I know the results from the Urolith lab.
You mentioned earlier that you did have the meat and green pea diet in the mix, by staying with more traditional ferret foods I am assuming you mean 8in1 Ultimate, totally ferret, marshalls, etc.?
I guess my major concern is that IF these are struvite stones relating to animal protein being too low (as 2 ferret texts have suggested) and having IBD aggrevated by chicken - where do I go from here as far as diet goes?
Suggestions?
Thanks
Stephanie G
> Oh, BTW, so far staying with more traditional ferret foods the stones have NOT
> recurred (and I guess it has been about 5 months for one of them and maybe 4
> month for the other) and their urinary pHs are staying in acceptable ranges.
>
> We hope this continues so that low protein diets or meds are not needed.
>