From:
brendergrrl@gmail.com
Date: 2005-07-22 15:42:18 UTC
Subject: King's skin rash
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <9818046.1122051190823.JavaMail.nobody@chromium.smartgroups.com>
My 2 yo male ferret (King) developed some sort of a rash on his chest a few weeks
ago. Took him to a different ferret vet than usual and he was checked (visually) for
just about everything we could think of; fleas, ticks, ringworm, etc). Thought it
could be some sort of allergic reaction to something in his environment, but could
not identify the cause, as nothing I could think of had changed in the recent past.
Except that he'd been at the pet sitters house and was a bit traumatized, but that's
another story for another day and probably not necessarily for this list....
The vet decided to treat the symptoms, and I began to bathe him with a sulfanide
shampoo every few days. Also, did a deep cleaning of the ferret enclosure, laundry,
floor, litter boxes, dishes, etc. Another spot of irritation appeared on the back of his
neck a few days ago.. I'd treated for heartworm about a month ago with a
heartowrm pill after he came home from the sitter's, and yesterday put Revolution
on him.
I have an appointment with my regular ferret vet this afternoon, and I'm hoping she
has seen this before; she's a bit more experienced than the first vet. In the
meantime, does anything else come to mind? The rash is an orangey color, and
there are some missing patches of fur around the rash. The rash was mainly located
on his chest, between his front legs, with a few small patches of orange on his lower
belly. Also, a patch on his front leg, and the most recent is on the back of his neck.
Thanks,
Brenda