From:
AFERRETVET@cs.com
Date: 2005-07-30 19:24:30 UTC
Subject: Re: Coccidioidomycosis in the neck,
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <88.2bbd1300.301d2dee@cs.com>
Hi Dr Tom,
Yes, coccidioidomycosis has been reported in ferrets,
but it is considered a rare disease for ferrets. Your
current treatment with a long term antifungal (itraconazole)
is a good option. Keeping the jaw cleaned and topically
treated with a surgical scrub would be the other thing
to add.
Perhaps you can mix the itraconazole in with some
ferretone or in with the baby food to hide that taste or
have a compounding pharmacy make a flavored version.
Four months of stressing her out with twice a day
medication may cause a return of the stomach ulcer, so
lets hope ferretone or baby food or flavoring will work.
Hope that helps,
Jerry Murray, DVM