From:
"Sue Liszewski"
Date: 2005-03-13 08:15:10 UTC
Subject: RE: [ferrethealth] Re: Lymphoma
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <BAY104-F195708C6A477FC2F8215B7DC550@phx.gbl>
Yes could be autoimmune anemia or thrombocytopenia which are both serious.
Also if you suspect her being adrenal she could have an estrogen overload
and it could kill her so to the vet ASAP.
Dr. Sue
>From: Weasellover@aol.com
>Reply-To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Lymphoma
>Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2005 01:13:04 EST
>
>
>
>In a message dated 3/12/2005 11:49:18 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>xtasyferrets@uplinknetworks.com writes:
>
>Now by chance did your vet warn you that for the first few days after a
>melatonin implant the ferret may become very lethargic?
>It is a natural reaction while the body regulates itself to the new
>melatonin levels. Much like the body needs to adapt to pred and other
>steroidal drugs.
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>Three of my ferrets had melatonin implants put in on friday (3-11), two of
>them also had lupron shots 2 weeks ago (4 month depot). Two of them have
>been
>sleeping more since the implants but one (she has had two lupron shots so
>far) is extremely lethargic and will only eat chicken baby food if I feed
>it to
>her. She is weak and it seems to take all the energy she can muster just
>to
>go potty. They were previously given 1 mg of melatonin daily (stopped for
>one
>week prior to the implants), they had been on the oral dose for over a
>year.
>I was wondering if it would still be normal to be so tired since they had
>already been on melatonin for some time.
>
>I have another question to ask. The ferret who is extremely lethargic also
>has a rash. She broke out with this rash only a few days ago. My vet isn't
>really sure what it is and only gave me clavamox (which he said was for
>her skin
>and also to prevent infection (because she had torn her tonail a bit) I am
>wondering if the rash is really blood, like purpura or petechiae. She did
>have
>uclers in the past and now tonight she has passed some tarry stools and
>her
>gums are somewhat pale. I am going to be taking her to the vet first thing
>in
>the morning. Is this something I should be worried about? I started her on
>carafate tonight (we had some left from when she was on it before)
>
>Holly
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