From:
sukiec@optonline.net
Date: 2005-10-26 15:00:59 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] RE: Emergency advice post surgical please help
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
It could be a surgical problem.
Did the vet use ferret vet texts or ferret vet videos to prepare?
Did the vet use gas or injectable anesthesia? I have heard of these problems with injectable anesthesia (very tight match for multiple symptoms mentioned), and yes, they can become very serious problems. ASK WHAT ANESTHESIA WAS USED.
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=0&cat=1451&articleid=1435
says in relation to that antibiotic which I hadn't heard used in ferrets:
>Marbofloxacin (Zeniquin)
>Contact your veterinarian if your pet
experiences a lack of appetite, vomiting,
diarrhea, dilated pupils, vision problems,
tiredness, seizures, depression, dizziness,
nervousness, or other behavior changes
>while being treated with marbofloxacin.
and they suggest several animal poison control centers if there may have been an overdose so see the link above for all info there.
That antibiotic does not appear anywhere I could find in _Essentials of Ferrets, A Guide for Practitioners_ nor in _Ferrets, Rabbits and Rodents, Clinical Medicine and Surgery, 2nd Edition_, nor in _Biology and Diseases of the Ferret, 2nd Ed_, nor anywhere else I looked just now for use in ferrets.
See also:
http://lambriarvetsupply.com/sbsite.php?&item=012pfz13-50x250
and
http://www.pfizerah.com/product_overview.asp?drug=ZN&country=US&lang=EN&species=CN
I would get this ferret to the clinic whose name I removed to stay within FHL rules, because I know some people there have written veterinary articles on ferrets.
-- Sukie (not a vet)
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