From:
Debbie J Snyder
Date: 2005-03-10 00:58:33 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] RE: Need help with a very sick ferret
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <20050309.195954.852.8.cd815261@juno.com>
This did just happen suddenly on Thursday night. His temperature was
normal when he was at the vet on Friday and Sunday. The vet said that
there was just a slight elevation in the blood count. He has no enlarged
nodes.......I checked him out today. I do not have the actual numbers
from the test results but could call the vet tomorrow to find them out.
How would one find out if there is a perforation from an ingested foreign
body? My husband has had a cold and my daughter wasn't feeling well a
little while ago but it never turned into the flu or anything like that -
she was just nauseous and generally didn't feel well. We do have a dog,
a cat and 3 rats....none of which are sick. I do clean his litter box
with Tilex Mildew cleaner and rinse and dry the box before putting it
back into his cage. I also use that on the bottom of his cage and then
cover the bottom with newspaper making sure there is only the black ink
of the newspaper showing....no colored ink as my daughter, who works in a
pet store, told me could make him very sick. I use packing tape to seal
the newspapers down so that he cannot get underneath them. I did change
his litter about 3 weeks ago. I mix something called Litter Pearls along
with the usual Aspen pellets in his litter box and that seemed to control
the odor pretty well. The doctor had asked if we ever saw him ingesting
the Pearls, but we never did. He just runs down to the litter box, does
his business and goes back upstairs......he never stays down in the
litter area. I hope that maybe something in this information I've given
will shed some light on what's going on with Noodle.........ANY help is
greatly appreciated.............Debbie
On Wed, 9 Mar 2005 19:26:18 +0000 (GMT) sukiec@optonline.net writes:
> While it is possible, this one just does not feel like DIM to me.
> The only similarities I notice in the pieces which are known and
> shared so far are general ones which can happen with a range of
> illness, except perhaps that there may have been an acute onset
> (This happened within just hours, right? Or am I wrong on that
> score?) thought acute onset can happen with some other things.
> Also, if the ferret is eating well enough willingly with assistance
> (due to muscle wekaness)
>
> There is no mention of pronounced fever (105'F or over) which is on
> and off. There is no mention of extreme WBC count, just "slight
> elevation" but a slight elevation can happen with everything from
> almost any infection of any type to lympho which just hasn't raised
> it higher, yet. There is no mention of sepsis. There is no mention
> of a node suddenly goiing from normal to huge.
>
> So, while there are a pile of possibilities that can't be discounted
> some possibilities don't feel as likley as others may be.
>
> If possible, could you share all of the test result numbers with us?
> Sometimes proportions and other features of the test results can
> head vet members and others thinking in certain directions, plus
> ferrets have some nuances to interpreting their test results that
> are the same as for dogs or cats but the member vets and others who
> are good at interpreting test results may notice something. Has a
> perforation from an ingested foreign body been considered? Has the
> chest been x-rayed to look for things like JL? What cleaning or
> deodorizing products or other possible toxins may have made it into
> or near the ferret? Has anyone sick (human or animal) been around
> the ferret recently?
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