From:
keldah99@yahoo.com
Date: 2005-05-18 23:17:08 UTC
Subject: 2nd post - Stomach wound (?) on Lou-Lou - please help
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <7926067.1116458228844.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
Hello everyone.
My last post was of Kira's swollen vulva and going to the vet that weekend. Since then, we had a total computer disaster. After long debate, we decided to wait on testing Kira since her vulva went back to normal so fast and have her tested sometime this month. Goku was tested on the first visit due to his increasingly aggressive behavior towards the girls, and his level was 27.2.....he has adrenal.
But now, Lou-Lou is the one with the problem. When we got home today, we let them out to play as usual, and I noticed this dark spot on her tummy. Thinking she had maybe stuck to something in the litter box I turned her over to clean her off. What I saw scared me...about the size of my fingernail and/or a dime, was a red/purple spot with a small amount of dried (what appears to be) blood in the center of the spot. We looked all over their cage, there was no trace of where she might have been hurt or bled at. Whenever any of them get rough, they very rarely go near the stomach. Did one of them hurt her? Could she have been chewing at an itch and went too far? Her pictures are in the album called Lou-Lou Question Pics. Please tell me what you think has happened. We are going to keep her in a seperate cage tonight and tomorrow in case she did get hurt by one of them. How should I clean her stomach...should I wait...they've never been hurt before. Please give me your thoughts.
Thank you for your help,
Keldah