From:
"Dr. Deb Sell"
Date: 2004-07-22 22:30:03 UTC
Subject: Helicobacter treatment....resistent to drugs?? VETS PLEASE HELP!!!
To: ferrethealth-digest-help@smartgroups.com
CC: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <41003FEB.3090605@thegrid.net>
Hello!
I have a little 5 year old who had surgery in april. After the surgery
he developed a helicobacter bloom (it took us a few weeks to diagnose
it, but with the flagyl/amoxi/carafate he was feeling better in a few
days). We continued his treatment of the drugs for helicobacter for 14
days. He seemed fine and his old appetite resumed. All was good until
about a month later when his appetite started lagging and continued to
decline to where I have to force feed him. He vomited a few times. The
vet put him back on the helicobacter drugs which had no effect this
time. Do some ferrets become resisted to the drugs?? Did we not keep
him on them long enough the first time (some literature suggests 3-4
weeks of drugs)??
We have done bloodwork (OK), xray and barium xray (both ok too).
Previous ultrasound (May) showed nothing other than an enlarged adrenal
(he is on lupron now...it was right sided).
I am still forcefeeding him, but am really hoping to get an answer to
his problem soon (and so is he!!)
I am open to any and all suggestions
thanks so much for your time,
deb and wing-nut