Message Number: SG11820 | New FHL Archives Search
From: "Sue Liszewski"
Date: 2004-12-13 13:00:55 UTC
Subject: RE: [ferrethealth] Possible blockage...again?
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <BAY15-F811AFB0CB170FB2A429FBDCAB0@phx.gbl>

Consider Gastric Ulcer since they seem to go hand in hand with hairball
blockages. Sorry it is short gotta run.
Dr. Sue

>From: TLFarahja7@aol.com
>Reply-To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>Subject: [ferrethealth] Possible blockage...again?
>Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 23:32:48 EST
>
>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
>
>
>
>
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