From:
kristeno@neeps-inc.com
Date: 2006-03-30 20:53:24 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] RE: Possible Virus?
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Further information from the owner (separated by me in to Q & A to make it easier to read):
Q: Symptoms?
A: Dihera, occasional vomiting, tierd, eats alot but also goes to the bathroom alot, has had low red blood cell count before
Q: Age?
A: almost 4yrs
Q: Fever?
A: no
Q: How did it begin?
A: loose stool
Q: How long has it been going on?
A: it began about 2 years ago off and on with the medication
Q: Did the ferret possibly have a known recent disease exposure?
A: no
Q: What tests were done? CBC? CBC with Chemistry Panel? Imaging?
A: we have done blood work and it came back with a low red blood cell count but that has been resolved
Q: What results were seen? Were cultures run? If so, what was in the culture and were then then medication challenges of the culture results a the pathology lab?
A: we have done numerous fecal smears and found an overgrowth of bacteria and fungus, we have tested the bacteria for resistance but it wasnt.. vet is going to try stronger antifungal
Q: Which meds were tried?
A: amoxidrops, fluconazol, and pedipred
Q: It sounds like there is a problem with feces. Has ECE with secondary infections been considered and is it a possibility for this one?
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/ECE/ECE.html
A: I dont think so
Q: What is fed? (What foods, treats, supplements, etc.) If raw food then there are some difficult to treat infections that can happen with that at times and there is a past post from Dr. Jerry Murray which mentioned some antibiotic possibilities for those as an aside on a different topic.
A: she is being fed 8 in 1 unltimate, ferretone, ferretvite. At the very begining of this we switched from marshalls to totally ferret to 8-1.
Q: If the ferret has a GI problem then foods with starches in them can sometimes be too hard on the GI tract:
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/babyfood.html
Have they tried a new batch of food in case the food is bad?
A: yes
Q: If they are on well water has that been tested?
A: no well water
Q: Does the ferret sample water from an aquarium, pond, puddles, etc?
A: no
Q: Have they tried a food with a different protein source in case the ferret is intolerant/allergic to the food source (poultry and especially chicken) wind up implicated in multiple cases like that.
A: no
Q: Have they tried a steroid to bring down inflammation in case there is secondary colitis, or avoided it due to infections?
A: yes pedipred
Q: Were acidophylis or yogurt with live cultures added to the diet in case the small symbiotic community was stripped away by the meds used?
A: no
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