From:
s.m.owens@rogers.com
Date: 2005-04-12 16:12:06 UTC
Subject: re:my baby is sick
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <5665276.1113322326587.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
Are you far from Guelph? If you are, you can call University of Guelph - t=
ry #519.823.8830 (hopefully they can direct you to the right extension) exo=
tic animals clinic and see if they can recommend anyone in the London area.=
It all depends on how far you can travel sometimes....
What colour are his stools? Have you tried giving him watered down A/D (Sc=
ience Diet)? He can't (and won't) last long without food. Gerber's Chicke=
n baby food? Nutrical? Ferretone? Has he shown interest in anything? Di=
d your vet administer anything for the fever? Is he dehydrated?
Author wrote:
> the vet i have taken baily to did an exam on him but no blood work or any=
other tests were done. like i said earlier, the vets here do not know hard=
ly anything about these fine little critters.he listened to his chest and h=
eart beat, he felt his neck,stomach,ribs,and hind end.after he took the poo=
r little guys temperature(which was of great surprise to baily)he had a sma=
ll poop and pee.i have just now got done giving baily his medicine which he=
just hates. when i took him to the sink he did drink a little water, when =
he is well he likes to play in the sink with the water running.his body doe=
s not feel as warm as it did at 6:30 this morning.he is still pretty listle=
ss and would just prefer to sleep.the vet aked alot of questions like was h=
e exposed to pesticides,carpet freshner,cigarette smoke,a change in soaps. =
the only yes answer was to cigarette smoke both my husband and i smoke. oth=
er than that he said just give him lots of tlc and keep offering food and w=
ater and his medicine every 12 hours.
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