From:
"Sue Liszewski"
Date: 2004-07-16 15:39:14 UTC
Subject: RE: [ferrethealth] Glaucoma and possible eye removal
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <BAY15-F8DYPTkfd3QGc0006cbcf@hotmail.com>
Ask your vet if he can prescibe some nonsteroidal antiinflammatories for
pain for your guy. If he thinks surgery is too dangerous then he might at
least be willing to Rx something for pain. I would feel better using
something other then over the counter poducts because all can cause
problems. The 2 I use most often are Rimadyl and Metacam. If he can't find
or doesn't have dosing let me knwo I eill get them for you. He sounds
painful and does need something. This will then give you a chance to
investigate your other choices. Don't know of resources but check with the
ophthlmologists at one of the vet schools they should be able to help you
help the vets in your area. Good Luck.
Dr. Sue
>From: annamfuller@hotmail.com
>Reply-To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>Subject: RE: [ferrethealth] Glaucoma and possible eye removal
>Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 05:52:13 +0100 (BST)
>
>Well, I'm only going off of what he said to me. I didn't think it would be
>fatal for him
>to have an operation. But i will say that he probably hasn't done many eye
>removals
>on ferrets, seeing as in this area, I am one of VERY few people that own
>them. I am
>thinking that he might be better off with the removal, seeing as he only
>sleeps and
>eats now. he's lost almost all his playfulness, and just plainly doesn't
>seem happy
>anymore. it's almost like an annoyance when you go near his head to pet
>him...and
>the whole chewing issue on my carpets tells me that there's some kind of
>possible
>tension in his jaw/head that he is trying to relieve. is there any kind of
>meds that i
>can give him that might make him feel a little better? childrens tylenol
>perhaps?
>(very small quantity of course) i am however only studying to be a vet
>assistant, so i
>will not try to medicate him on my own suspicions..
>Is there any sites where it shows a sucessful removal of a ferrets eyes?
>If need be, I can take pictures with my digital and email them to those
>that are
>interested in helping me figure out what the best rout(s) would be.
>
>Thanks again.
>
>Author wrote:
> > Any veterinary ophthomologists in your area? It might be worth a
>consult, I
> > don't know why it was said that removal would be bad for him, but I also
> > have not seen him so could not say for sure. Good Luck.
> > Dr. Sue
>
>[Moderator's Note: Tylenol is rapidly fatal for ferrets due to liver
>damage.]
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