From:
AFERRETVET@cs.com
Date: 2005-03-06 19:35:26 UTC
Subject: Re: pathology report.
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <77.40aabb78.2f5cb57e@cs.com>
Hi Ulrike,
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy can cause most of the
signs you are describing. If your ferret also had a
"saddle thrombus" that would explain the hind limb
ataxia, but just heart failure alone would cause some
hind limb weakness. Sudden death is common with
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and the pulmonary edema
is common with congestive heart failure.
Sorry about your loss,
Jerry Murray, DVM