Message Number: SG8987 | New FHL Archives Search
From: "Sue Liszewski"
Date: 2004-06-01 02:55:23 UTC
Subject: RE: [ferrethealth] Diarrhea and High Liver Proteins
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <BAY15-F20xIdEKj3tDf0001f9ae@hotmail.com>

Have you just considered that the intestinal flora is very out of order due
to all the antibiotics etc.? Have you tried something simple like
Probiotics or Bene-Bac? Just a thought!

Dr. Sue

>From: muincat@yahoo.com
>Reply-To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>Subject: [ferrethealth] Diarrhea and High Liver Proteins
>Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 19:56:06 +0100 (BST)
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>I thought I would ask if you might have any opinion on what could be going
>on with my little weasels as my veterinarian and I are absolutely stumped
>and have been for months. It all started back in December when ferret #1,
>Missy, nearly died from a mysterious illness that caused almost complete
>liver shut down and severe stomach ulcers. Amoxil and Flagyl wasn’t
>helping because she was so far gone, but finally between SQ fluids and
>antibiotics, Carafate and A/D, she finally came around again. About a
>month ago, ferret #2, Pepper, picked up beginning symptoms (diarrhea and
>lethargy) so I immediately took her in and sure enough she had the elevated
>liver levels so we put her on Amoxil and Flagyl for 10 days and she’s back
>to her normal playful self but we still haven’t resolved the diarrhea so
>we’re looking at another 10 days of amoxil and flagyl to try and clear that
>up. To my utter and complete frustration, ferrets #3 and #4 (Cracker and
>Lucky) are starting to get the diarrhea and Missy’s stool is getting loose
>again too! We have run blood and stool tests and no parasites or
>bacteria/viruses are showing up. Do you have any idea of what could be
>causing this? Can you think of any exotic microbes we should be testing
>for? Thank you so much for any help or referrals you may be able to
>provide...
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>Deana
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