From:
k72350@yahoo.com
Date: 2004-03-10 04:49:57 UTC
Subject: Maxine Still Here
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <6936206.1078894197568.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
Hello...I am the "gramma" of Beeker who died of the "mystery disease/condition." I have not been able to post until now due to some computer "glitch." Sorry.
I am sorry for your Maxine. And for you. It is terrible.I wish I could help you, but I have NO new information and I'm sure if there were any it would be posted here immediately.
Had I known what I do NOW about this illness I would have put Beeker on painlillers weeks before he was euthanized and I would have euthanized him sooner. It would have made the difference of a few weeks, but a lifetime in a ferret's life. But I did not know. NO one did. This is all in hindsight. There was a terrible uncertainty and desperation to "treat" or "cure," which was not possible. We worked against the clock as time was running out. ...His WCB count soared, too. He was overcome with infection in almost every part of his body...It became time to let him go, to be merciful, to accept.
A "cure" is still NOT possible as far as I know. I think the death from this is prolonged, but it IS a certainty. The only variable is how it happens and when. This is a choice you can make or not make. I only want to tell you what my experience was.
I am not a vet nor a medical professional. Please accept my best wishes and thoughts for you both.