From:
cyprus4211@aol.com
Date: 2004-12-20 09:11:35 UTC
Subject: RE: Emergency Fluid Retention
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <2452032.1103533895679.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
Been trying no one cares. I did get ahold of his vet but she had her kids with her and wasn't on call so she couldn't help me. There are no local shelters. I called the emergency vet again and he won't even return my calls. Not that is matters because he won't see him anyway. Anyone have talked to could care less that I have an emergency. He's still alive and I think he'll make it until the vets open in the morning. Hopefully they'll see me, since I seem to have made everyone angry. I don't know what they expect when no one will help me. Everyone keeps telling me to get him to the vets, I can't! I talked to his vet, got her home cell number. She said she was really sorry she couldn't help me because she wasn't on call and she had her kids with her. She told me to take him to Portland which is a 3 hour drive away. It's all I can do to keep him calm the drive would kill him.
Author wrote:
> Is there a ferret shelter in your area? If so, I'm sure the shelter operator would be happy to help and would know how to express his bladder if that's what is needed. I still hesitate to recommend you have someone but a vet check this out. An enlarged bladder could rupture when expressed.
> I know it's getting late, but keep trying.
> mike
> Author wrote:
> > I have called every vet in the phone book, so one will help me. At this point I will try
> > anything because I don't think he'll make it through the night.