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sukiec@optonline.net
Date: 2005-12-18 15:42:52 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Ferret Fell 5 Feet out of cage
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
If it is a thrombosis, including a saddle thrombosis which blocks a major block vessel at a key juncture, causing both sides to be affected then the approach is to do follow-up on the heart needs with an ultrasound and medication adjustments. This is the big thing to do.
Some ferrets tolerate anticoagulants. If a ferret does not then it is possible (but hypothetical) that providing extra Vitamin E might slightly reduce the risk.
Thromboses (thrown clots) happen secondary to other medical conditions.
Author wrote:
> If it turned out to be a blood clot what are the options to deal with that ?
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy can cause most of the
signs you are describing. If your ferret also had a
"saddle thrombus" that would explain the hind limb
ataxia, but just heart failure alone would cause some
hind limb weakness. Sudden death is common with
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and the pulmonary edema
is common with congestive heart failure.
Sorry about your loss,
Jerry Murray, DVM
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Haven't gotten the actual FHL digest yet, so not sure what (if anything) my
colleagues have said, but to me, what this sounds like is a probable blood clot
episode (saddle thrombus) such as we see in cats with cardiomyopathy on
occasion. What happens is that they throw a blood clot and it lodges in the point
where the aorta divides and goes into the back legs. The cats lose all
control, strength and usually are unable to move their back legs, which tend to be
quite cold to the touch. They are quite painful, usually.
The report of the types of cells is of interest mostly to another pathologist
- for us it means mainly that there is indication of some degree of heart
failure. The congestion in the spleen goes along with that, as does the edema in
the lungs.
Cardiomyopathy can be "silent" for a long time - the cats we see with these
blood clots have almost never been diagnosed with any type of heart disease.
It would explain the symptoms as far as I can see.
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There is another possibility if the limbs are also swollen and that is peripheral edema secondary to the heart disease. Again, updating the heart meds is essential, and in that case massage can help.
When a thrombosis is thrown to the blood vessels of just one leg (The clots affect the blood supply of areas and that is how they cause their effects.) then frequent massage on and off for the first 12 hours can help break up the clot when it is in the leg itself. I can recall an all-nighter Steve and I shared with Meltdown doing just that.
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