Message Number: YPG206 | New FHL Archives Search
From: "Sukie Crandall"
Date: 2006-11-26 19:04:25 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: rodent ulcers
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com

--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, "sonstornadowarning" <alphaferret1@...> wrote:
>
> Do ferrets get eosinophilic ulcers (also known as rodent ulcers) in the
> mouth as cats do? I looked in all of my books and on the net and can't
> find any info on it, but it looks exactly like a cat's rodent ulcer. I
> also can't find any info on whether a ferret can have have depomedrol.
>


Dr. Bruce Williams who is a ferret expert veterinary pathologist and veterinarian sent this
reply for posting:

>No, I've never seen one.

>I tend to stay away from depomedrol in ferrets - I am more liberal in
>my use of steroids than most vets, but even I like to limit it to oral

>meds when at all possible - you can't discontinue a depot shot of
>steroids which will release over a couple of weeks.

>Anyhow, before considering a diagnosis of eosinophilic ulcers, a
>biopsy is in order, especially if you are thinking about blasting away
>with steroids.





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