From:
"Sue Liszewski"
Date: 2004-07-13 04:47:21 UTC
Subject: RE: [ferrethealth] FUZZY's Hindend
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <BAY15-F20XBirbThA9Q00045702@hotmail.com>
Cardiac, adrenal, insulinoma, etc all could also cause problems. The
lesions in the vertebrae may contribute but you are right and should rule
out the other causes so if there is something you could take care of it
sooner. Tell your vet you understand the cost involved but it would make
you feel better to check for other problems. Also did the vet eval the
heart, the kidney size and look for any enlargements? Good Luck.
Dr. Sue
>From: "Sherrie Mullineaux" <FloridaHomesSold@msn.com>
>Reply-To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>To: <ferrethealth@smartgroups.com>
>Subject: [ferrethealth] FUZZY's Hindend
>Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 19:11:46 -0400
>
>"Fuzzy" has always been one of my smallest babies. He's a male, from a
>shelter and we are guessing his age at 5-ish. He normally romps and plays
>with his brothers and sisters nightly. I let them all out for their 4 hour
>nightly romp ( they are not caged, they have their own "bedroom/habitat"),
>but for 4 hours every night they join the humans and play in the living
>room. Tonight, he tried to play but cannot use his hind legs. He is
>dragging himself around. He doesn't seem to be in pain or discomfort. He
>has let me examine his hind quarters, nothing appears broken or tender as
>far as I can tell. I took him to a Vet this morning and they did some
>x-rays to see if he "broke" something. The Vet says that she seems to think
>that 2-4 vertebrae in the area just above the tail are "crooked". She
>thinks he may have played too hard with his brothers and they injured him.
>She thinks...I asked her to do a panel for blood work but she insisted this
>would be a waste of money. Instead she ordered "cage rest " and isolation
>for 10 days (to see what happens). What on earth could this possibly be? He
>was using his legs last night. Any ideas?
>
>
>
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