From:
sukiec@optonline.net
Date: 2005-01-18 19:45:46 UTC
Subject: RE: EMERGENCY, please help my ferret
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <7070782.1106077546401.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
The vulvar swelling looks more sheeny and bubbly (If I am seeing the photo right) than a person usually thinks of with adrenal neoplasia, but there is also the fur loss and that combination can make a person think that the ferret's body is gearing up for reproduction if she is not sterilized, or has an adrenal growth if she is sterilized. The head swelling does not fit either scenario.
I am wondering if you might have two things going on here, or if it is all part of one syndrome. Could you, please, answer some questions?
How long did the fur loss take?
Is this ferret whole (able to reproduce) or was the ferret sterilized?
Are you sure that you are seeing an anal swelling rather than a vulvar swelling?
How rapidly did the head swelling appear?
How does the skin on the head swelling under the fur appear?
What tests were done and what were their results?
Did these symptoms appear sequentially or at the same time? If sequentially then which appeared first? Is your area of Indonesia having a problem with increases in some parasites such as mites with the current weather? If so, have there been any signs of those?
Thank you. Hopefully, those questions will help find out what is happening.
Author wrote:
> My name steve from Indonesia , This morning I found my ferret in bad condition, ?swollen? on it?s ear,face, all finger, and anal
> I already visit VET in my town , but Nobody know
> Here is my ferret data
> Age: 5 month
> Food: dried kitten food (science died) , she want to eat today
> Body weight just 500gram ( thinnest between its brother)
> Body temp today 40 celcius ( fever)
> ?hair drop off?
> Please suggest what can I do , Thank you
> photo ON FILES , insectsland@yahoo.com
> [moderator's note - pictures are in our files section as mentioned above. Pics are in folder called "help my ferret". URL is http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/ferrethealth ]