From:
"Sue Liszewski"
Date: 2004-07-18 20:36:10 UTC
Subject: RE: [ferrethealth] Call out to those who are familiar with sick/recovering
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
ferrets
Message-ID: <BAY15-F19udnfK3YH4V0004ad92@hotmail.com>
Is he on meds? Just to rule out possibilities if he is not on Pred I would
try it, esp before giving up. I know at this age you wonder but many things
can happen both good or bad so keep up the good fight as long as he is not
in pain.
Dr. Sue
>From: "zevronn" <zevronn@erols.com>
>Reply-To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>To: <ferrethealth@smartgroups.com>
>Subject: [ferrethealth] Call out to those who are familiar with
>sick/recovering ferrets
>Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 07:07:55 -0400
>
>
>Hello
>
>My 10 yr old female had adrenal surgery 5/24/04. Previous 8 yrs before had
>it on the other.
>
>Before surgery -
>Ate ferret food and gave her additional baby food.
>
>After surgery -
>Rarely eats ferret food on her own
>Give her Duck Soup (commercially made) in the morning and evening (force
>fed)
> If I am home early or on weekends, give her additional soup feedings
>Baby food - leave all day. She will eat it on her own. Sometimes days more
>than other.
>
>She has lost most of her hair. She is very thin. If I don't feed her the
>additional food, she loses weight. With the above feeding schedule, her
>weight is steady but seem thin. Possibly because I can see her without the
>hair.
>
>She goes to the bathroom by herself. Can walk. Knows me. Will wake up when
>I
>touch her and see if I have food. Will beat on the "baby" ferret that is 3x
>her size for a second if he gets too pokey with her in greeting, on her
>visits to the big cage. I keep her in the sick cage when I'm at work all
>day
>to monitor her eating.
>
>For the first time I am wondering if she is wasting. I had a dog that when
>I
>took to the vet to board, found out she was wasting and had to put her
>down.
>She was 15 yrs old and half blind from age but ate alot without gaining
>weight.
>
>I want to find out if I should keep doing this. If recovery sometimes takes
>longer. Was going to take her to the vet next week, thinking that I may
>have
>to put her down. Thought I'll ask those who have experience with recovering
>ferrets first. That as long as she is eating and going to the bathroom and
>can walk, that I should keep doing what I'm doing.
>
>I had another ferret have surgery in Feb (3 1/2) and recovered fine as this
>ferret did from her 1st surgery with no problems.
>
>So, please let me know your opinion.
>
>Thank you
>Zev
>
>
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>
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