From:
"Sue Liszewski"
Date: 2005-04-01 23:41:17 UTC
Subject: RE: [ferrethealth] meningitis
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <BAY104-F24876343C6FDC96C456AE8DC380@phx.gbl>
Can she at least run a crypto titer?
Yes if she is aiming at treating parasites it is 2 short it requires 3
weeks. I would also consider Chloramphenicol since it is used for tick
bourne disease and it crosses the blood brain barrier. If she is not
comfortable doing the procedure see if you can find an experience surgeon
that can do it since they can do it quickly. The loss of tremors and such
may be related to the prednisolone. This is the primary drug for nervous
system disease and sometimes they will get a menigiomyelitic which is purely
inflammatory and pred is the treatment of choice All the best. And good
luck.
Dr. Sue
>From: mistressofpuppets666@yahoo.co.uk
>Reply-To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>Subject: [ferrethealth] meningitis
>Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 14:58:23 +0100 (BST)
>
>hi,
>
>One of my ferrets has *probably* a meningitis/myelitis. I say *probably*
>because he has all the "right" symptoms for it, according to the vet
>(cervical pain, rigidity, (head) tremor (not permanently, just now and
>then), loss of balance,...), but he also has lymphoma (of one or several
>mesenterial lymphnodes, confirmed through histopathology) and there is a
>possibility that the lymphoma has spread to his CNS and is causing these
>symtoms.
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>-First time he had those symptoms was 6 weeks ago. He also had a high
>fever back then. He made a spectacular recovery on Baytril, in 48 hours he
>was more or less recovered, although still a bit weak from not eating well.
> We gave the Baytril for 10 days.
>
>-Two weeks ago though, the symptoms came back. His temperature also rose,
>though not as high as the first time. The vet advised us to start the
>Baytril again, and he improved again, allbeit much more slowly than the
>first time.
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>-Two days ago though the tremor and cervical pain started to come back
>again, allthough he was still on the Baytril (15mg/kg per day). We went to
>the vet again, and she switched us from Baytril to Vibravet (doxycyclin,
>5mg/kg q12h). He is also on prednisolone for the lymphoma (0,5mg/kg q12h)
>His condition is certainly not worse since then, he has even made
>improvement again: almost no tremour anymore, his balance has improved
>again, the cervical pain has almost reduced to none, ...
>
>My question (to the vets?) is: what do you think about the doxycyclin for
>this case? Is this a good option for an antibiotic in this case? Wouldn't
>10 days (which the vet prescribed) be too short? I have been reading a lot
>about meningitis, and I came across Trimethoprim-sulfa alot. Would it be
>worth discussing this with my vet? Maybe a combination of
>trimethoprim-sulfa and doxy?
>I asked for a spinal tap btw, but she (the vet) doesn't feel comfortable
>with it, she's worried that he wouldn't survive the anesthesia.
>
>
>Thanks in advance!
>Anke
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