Message Number: SG13312 | New FHL Archives Search
From: amandadegraw@hotmail.com
Date: 2005-04-02 15:30:04 UTC
Subject: RE: Seizure recovery-Need advice ASAP
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
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Cory is sleeping now...I just worry that I am doing enough for him. I intend to try and feed him again in an hour. He just seems so out of it right now. Is that normal?

Author wrote:
> Cody really needs to see a vet that can check his glucose levels. If that hasn't been done yet, you're really just guessing.
> Typically, once a ferret has come out of a hypoglycemic episode, they're pretty worn out from it. Make sure he's eating enough to help keep his glucose levels sable. In a real severe episode, there can be neurological damage because the brain is starved for glucose for an extended period.
> mike
> Author wrote:
> > I cam out of the shower this morning to find my ferret Cody in the midst of a seizure. He was laying on the floor, staring into space, and when I picke dhim up he didn't even look at me and his back legs stuck straight out.