From:
zodanga1@yahoo.com
Date: 2005-03-26 20:01:13 UTC
Subject: Three-footed ferret with various problems
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <4028127.1111867273995.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
"Before rambling on, yes I've taken him to our ferret vet, and will be foll=
owing up on it next week after test results in to see what to do next. My v=
et is very good I think. So far there has been a comprehensive exam, comple=
te blood work and x-ray and will probably next week get an ultrasound. Only=
med's he on now are just ear drops for his raised bacteria levels in the e=
ars."
About my 3-legged boy, "Buddy", we picked him up two days ago and he is a e=
asy going sweetie. He hasn't had the best life, though not bad, just not gr=
eat (probably barely good if you ask me). Both his front legs were dislocat=
ed or broken as a result of a kid"playing" with him by swinging him around =
holding onto his legs. He got 3 screws in each leg due to that and while he=
was healing one of the splints was wrapped to tight, even cutting into his=
skin and reducing circulation. Some time after the splint was removed his =
foot literally "fell off!". Now he has a stump right where the ankle would =
be and hobbles around on 3 feet. He does ok but of course doesn't have good=
balance (which can be espicially bad in the litter box - err, sometimes yu=
ck). His stump is probably sore and we need to watch closely to make sure h=
e does'nt break the skin open due to walking on it. He is compensating by k=
eeping his one good front paw turned inward to the center to do like a trip=
od type deal, but he also uses the stump just as much. The vet says his x-r=
ays show artheritis in both his legs. Poor guy. :-(
Plus to make matters worse he has bacteria infection in his ears, two swoll=
en lymph nodes, a swollen spleen (will probbly have to be removed) and a "o=
dd" look to one of his adrenal glands...oh and watery eyes. I'm worried abo=
ut him and feel so bad that now once his quality of life is really great (i=
f I do so say so myself - hehe) that he is again having to go to vet's and =
be worked on. Maybe has lymphoma. Sigh. :-(
Ahh well, I just realized I'm rambling on to total strangers. hehe. I'm jus=
t curious if anyone else has any simular experiences as it is always a grea=
t learning lesson to hear other ferrets stories.
Thanks for listening.
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