Message Number: SG12963 | New FHL Archives SearchFrom: Russell Prater
Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2005 11:47:30 -0600
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Help Live in a rural town and they dont know much
about ferrets
Message-ID: <4224AAB2.1040007@worldnet.att.net>
jamesmorg97@hotmail.com wrote:
> did a urine annalist and said that was normal. Did an x-ray because
> the doctor thought he felt something. Yet again nothing showed up so
James, you need a barium x-ray. It sounds to me like a blockage and most
blockages are made of stuff that just doesn't show on a regular x-ray.
Go back to your vet immediately and ask for the barium x-ray. Inthe mean
time give him a half teaspoon of Vaseline with some ferretone mixed in
for flavor and repeat every hour for several doses until you can get the
barium x-ray. DO NOT wait for this because a blockage WILL kill him. I'm
not a Vet,just a long term owner with some experience with blockages.
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