From:
"Mandi Foss"
Date: 2005-05-22 15:27:57 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] RE: Oscar update - the vet foung ulcers, but Oscar
To: <ferrethealth@smartgroups.com>
Message-ID: <000901c55ee2$d5671690$063b6218@foss>
Thank you for your advice. I brought Oscar home on Friday to see if I have
better luck getting him to hold down his meds and food than either docter
did. I have has success with the carafate, and Osc has been able to hold
down his antibiotic mixed with turkey baby food for up to an hour. He
doesn't look very good today so we are going to see a vet who just happens
to be open on Sunday for some fluids, and maby some injectable meds. I'm
doing everything I know to do, and may take my vacation next week instead of
bringing him to work with me , which is what I had in mind to do. These late
night meds are killing me, and are no fun for him either.. poor baby.
I'm not giving up. ~Mandi
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From: <johnson3294@sbcglobal.net>
To: <ferrethealth@smartgroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 9:02 AM
wont stop vomiting
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> Author wrote:
> > Yesterday morning Oscar had his gastroscopy and the doctor found ulcers
and major inflamation in his tummy. He is being treated for the ulcers, but
he simply will not stop throwing up, the last I heard anyway which was
yesterday afternoon. My vet says that if there is no change in Oscar by this
afternoon that we will have to talk "options". Does anyone have any advice??
I'm so scared that I'm going to loose my little boy, and I want his
suffering to stop. ~Mandi
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> do not give up yet, we have been going thur the same thing with our little
shadow, she swallowed a motrin and got very sick with the same conditions as
oscar. this is what our new vet did and it is working. he stopped feeding
her oral food for two days and no oral meds, it was a combination of these
that was causing shadow to vomit. all her meds were injected along with
fluids. after two days he put her on carafate 30 mins before she ate. her
diet is ad canned food warmed up, add some water to make it soupy a towel
and a finger. it has worked.she went from 3 pds to 1pd 6ozs in 3 weeks. we
almost did the unthinkable but oppt for the 2nd opinion. our little girl
could not take all the meds and eat food that she needed to get better at
the same time. she is gaining about 15 grams aday. i hope this helps it is
worth the try good luck don
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