From:
"Sue Liszewski"
Date: 2004-02-04 06:28:21 UTC
Subject: RE: [ferrethealth] Sudden weak ferret- "water works" infection or neurological?
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <Law12-F73HthoJbxrmK000012bb@hotmail.com>
It could be neurologic or she could have thrown a blood clot that affected
her so severe and so quick. What causes the fever is a good question unless
they had menigitis or the like. Don't get high fevers with UTI's. It is
very hard to tell what is going on when we are not there to evaluate her.
Drooling with low blood sugar (based on levels prob not low enough for
this), stroke or emboli that caused some paralysis in the face, and I think
you are right and if there is pan they might also do some salivating too. I
don't know if I have been much help but I hope some small thoughts or ideas
come from this .
Dr. Sue
>From: "Ulrike" <ferretlove_@onetel.net.uk>
>Reply-To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>To: "Ferrethealth" <ferrethealth@smartgroups.com>
>Subject: [ferrethealth] Sudden weak ferret- "water works" infection or
>neurological?
>Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 12:04:34 +0000 (GMT Standard Time)
>
>Gremlin, 5 years old, spayed. Last Thursday morning she was 100% normal, at
>night she was too weak to move or even stand. I measured her blood glucose
>twice, before food 65mg/dl, after food 134mg/dl. I have been putting her
>into the toilet every few hours since Thursday evening because she was too
>weak to go to the toilet. She drooled badly every time she went for a pee.
>Would that indicate pain? She is on rimadyl.
>
>A year ago she had (the same?) problem, sudden weakness and very high
>fever.
>This time she was put on antibiotics and rimadyl straight away so I don't
>know if she had a fever or would have had one without the rimadyl. Last
>year
>she had blood test and x-ray which were inconclusive and when Gremlin
>submitted a urine sample, my vet looked at it (the sediment) and concluded
>that she had a UTI. Gremlin recovered slowly (it took at least a week)
>after
>being on rimadyl and baytril. Then her brother came down with the same
>thing
>as soon as Gremlin had recovered. None of the other ferrets in the group
>were affected.
>
>I have checked the FHL archives for UTI and bladder infection but Gremlin
>doesn't have any of those signs, when she pees, it's a normal amount of
>urine, normal colour, no blood or puss in it, she doesn't moan or cry or
>show any pain, all she did was drool really badly. She can crawl along a
>little but after a few inches she stops and falls on her side. She looks so
>weak. I don't know if she is in pain, I can see something in her eyes but
>it
>looks like she is just scared, like saying "what's happening?".
>
>Has anybody had a ferret with those signs?
>
>Ulrike
>
>West Wales Ferret Welfare
>E-mail: ulrike@ferretlove.co.uk
>http://www.ferretlove.co.uk
>Last update 06/12/03
>
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>
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