From:
ferretlove_uk@yahoo.co.uk
Date: 2005-02-21 13:57:28 UTC
Subject: Sudden onset paresis
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <5411998.1108994248031.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
Tara, 3 1/2 year old spayed female. Was fine and playing with her best fri=
end Willow Saturday morning, Saturday evening I didn't notice anything unus=
ual but when I let Tara and her group out Sunday morning, she could barely =
move. Took her to emergency vets, she got Baytril and Rimadyl. Over the l=
ast 24 hours she has become even weaker, I don't know if she is just very w=
eak or unable to move. She can move her legs but hasn't got the strength t=
o push herself around, she messed in her bed at night even though she is in=
the sick cage and her bed is right next to the low entry litter box. When=
my vet examined her this morning, Tara could feel pain when my vet pinched=
her toes, the reflexes seem to be working. But her heart races as soon as=
Tara tries to move and slows right down when Tara just lies there. She al=
so doesn't blink with her eyes, not even when you put your finger close to =
her eye. Her eyes are very watery, especially the left eye. She is at the=
vets now having x-rays done but I was just wondering if anybody has an ide=
a what may be wrong with her. Could she have had a stroke?
Ulrike
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