From:
autumn_whispers2me
Date: 2005-02-20 18:16:12 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] i would like to get your ideas about what has happened to my ferrets
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <6504030.1108926601219.JavaMail.nobody@strontium.smartgroups.com>
Hi, Jone: First let me say how impressed I am with your interest in dilige=
nce where your ferrets are concerned. Secondly, I'm not a vet or a human h=
ealth care professional. Having said that... I think most here would agree=
that you're doing the right thing with helping your vet get more informati=
on on treating ferrets, and I would certainly continue to do this. Also, I=
'm very sorry for what you and your ferrets have gone through, and what you=
continue to go through. Sounds to me like you did your very best for them=
. As for the ulcer---one of my ferrets is still recovering from ulcers. Ye=
s, it's painful for them, and often hard to know they have them unless you =
see the tell-tale symptoms such as: lack of appetite with subsequent weight=
loss, pawing at the mouth (many times vigorously), and teeth grinding. Th=
ere may be other symptoms, but those are the ones I noted the most. I was =
told by several people on this list that ulcers can sometimes be indicative=
of other problems. The stress from untreated health issues can cause ulce=
rs. The kits: if I'm understanding you correctly, you're saying that the k=
its died from bacteria? If so, that wouldn't have anything to do with the =
lymphoma (unless there's a connection I've not heard about). Sounds to me =
like you're dealing with two separate issues, but since I don't have any un=
-spayed females and know nothing of breeding ferrets then I can't really co=
mment intelligently on that. The fact that so many of the kits died on the =
same day seems to indicate that they all received the bacteria at the same =
time, though it's interesting that one kit remained healthy. There are oth=
er posts in the archives about ferrets dying suddenly, so you may also find=
some answers there. Perhaps trying to locate the source of bacteria would=
be the best place to start. My guess is that perhaps a thorough sanitizat=
ion be done everywhere you can think of that may affect the ferrets at some=
point or other. Like human children, I believe ferret kits are simply mor=
e fragile than the adults. This would mean they can have much more severe =
reactions to bacteria, viruses, poisons, etc. than adult ferrets. You may n=
ever know all the answers as to what or why things happened the way they di=
d, so in my humble opinion... prevention of any possible bacteria situation=
s would be the best way to avoid problems in the future. It's too bad that=
you don't have any great ferret docs where you are, but it sounds to me li=
ke you found one that will be very soon! Please keep us posted.ferret@ferre=
t.lt wrote:I=92m also thinking a lot about what could I do to make our vets=
more competent in the subject? I was trying to find some kind of internati=
onal seminars or conferences where they could go mostly not to learn but to=
get more interested in the matter and to make good acquaintances, but I wa=
s not able to find any.I will appreciate any of you thoughts or suggestions=
.Thank you in advance.Jone Smilgeviciuteferret@ferret.ltwww.ferret.lt