From:
sukiec@optonline.net
Date: 2006-09-17 20:03:25 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] RE: Need info to help a ferret
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Author wrote:
> Can a ferret have an eye ulcer, it looks like an ulcer same as seen in cats. If they can
> how or can this be treated?
Eye injuries call for emergency care.
Yes, an undiscovered or untreated injury to an eye can quickly ulcerate just as it can in any species.
Not all of these past posts deal entirely with eye injuries and eye meds (for instance one also covers topical ointments and other antibiotics for NON-eye use) but each does at least in part address the topic or related issues which may need to be learned about:
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/SG5055
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/SG11178
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/YG12188
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/SG10014
Physiological norms for ferret eyes:
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/SG17601
If you are in the U.S. this will help locate a vet ophthalmologist:
http://www.acvo.com/
See also:
http://fhl.sonic-weasel.org/browse.php?msg=SG13299
Outside the U.S. there are links here to the needed associations:
http://fhl.sonic-weasel.org/browse.php?msg=SG13301
VETCONTACT website is also useful for all:
http://www.vetcontact.com/en/vet.php?k=91
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/SG2962
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/SG1827
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/SG2200
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/SG2956
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/YG2721
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/SG14820
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/YG6614
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/YG4218
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/SG1937
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/SG1571
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/YG13063
-- Sukie (not a vet, and not speaking for any of the below in my private posts)
Recommended health resources to help ferrets and the people who love them:
Ferret Health List
http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/ferrethealth
FHL Archives
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/
AFIP Ferret Pathology
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html
Miamiferrets
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/
International Ferret Congress Critical References
http://www.ferretcongress.org
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