From:
TLFarahja7@aol.com
Date: 2004-12-13 04:32:48 UTC
Subject: Possible blockage...again?
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <d6.1bb98ef4.2eee7570@aol.com>
One month ago, my 3 yr old, 1 pound, Marshall female, Min, presented
suddenly with a bolckage. Thursday she was fine, Friday she was vomiting, lethargic,
no appetite, bloody stool. She was stabalized, and my vet performed emergency
surgery, where he removed some kind of foreign body clumped with hair from her
stomach; there was no blockage in the intestinal tract. He also removed a
mass from her abdomen, which a biopsy returned as an inflamed lymph node with no
sign of neoplasia. She recovered well and has been acting normally, until
today.
Today, she was more lethargic and vomited once (she did get into puppy food
yesterday, but I don't know if that would be an issue). I give the ferrets
supervised playtime in one room, and I've scoured it to keep foreign stuff away. I
give them all hairball laxative a once a week, and have given Min 2 doses
today. She does not have tarry or blood stool...it actually looks pretty normal,
and she ate 2 ounces of chicken baby food tonight without any hesitation.
Other than being sleepy, she has no other symptoms. Could I be dealing with a
blockage again with this girl? Obviously a vet trip is in order for tomorrow, but
I just need some advice on what else could be going on here. She also has a
history of obstruction (one she passed on her own, and this last one that needed
surgery), so is there anything I can do to deter her from this? I've never
dealt with a ferret like this before.
Thanks in advance,
Jacie