From:
jblivingston2003@yahoo.com
Date: 2004-01-31 00:37:58 UTC
Subject: RE: Kodo''''''''s Insulinoma
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <6543372.1075509478896.JavaMail.root@indium.smartgroups.com>
Pedia pred can sometimes cause stomach ulcers. The stupor is seizural behavior. As you probably already know, seizures have different symptoms. Most of my ferrets have shown obvious symptoms - clawing at there mouth, drooling, glassy eyed and the horrible body twitching. Right now, I have a ferret that used to lie down on the floor and look like a baby seal with his arms flat back. I thought he was simply resting, but since he has never slowed down in his life - he's either running around at warp speed or in such a deep sleep he can't hear you when you call out to him, no in between. (He wasn't twitching or drooling or anything.) I took him in for a check up and he was diagnosed with insulimona. He's no longer doing the seal routine now that he's had surgery.
Just in case, you guys remain stumped you might want to get a second opinion from another vet. While I'm sure your vet loves ferrets (and all animals, otherwise she wouldn't have gone into the field), when humans are ill they often get a second opinion when severely ill so why not do so with your pet? After all, different doctors and vets have had different experiences.
If you do decide to get a second opinion ask the new vet's exerience working with ferrets prior to looking after your dear one. Best of luck.
Kindest Regards,
Julie Livingston
Author wrote:
> When Kodo eats, it looks like it is painful for him. His eyes squint and he will
> make the "chomping" noise. After he will rub his mouth against the floor for
> about a minute. I make sure he eats some of his food after I give him the Pred
> so it won't hurt his tummy. His stool is looking okay though. I've been
> watching it for a while now. How should I go about asking my doctor if
> exploratory surgery would be best? Until then, is there any sort of medicine I
> could give him if it is an ulcer?
> Author wrote:
> > Could Kodo be dealing with a gastric ulcer? Are there any occurances of very
> dark or tarry stools? Look at a ferret wrong and they get an ulcer, so I wonder
> if that could be part of the problem here.
> > Are you feeding him only chicken baby food or that in addition to his kibble?
> Maybe it would be beneficial to stick with just baby food. It's bland and easy on
> ...