Message Number: YPG495 | New FHL Archives Search
From: "serenashull"
Date: 2006-12-13 02:48:51 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] For all vets.......or anyone who can help!
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com

Hi,

I'm a lisc. vet tech w/ a big problem. I'll try to keep this as
short as possible.

Tonka, 6.5 yr, mc. On pred and diazoxide for insulinoma. Has had
diarrhea for the last 5 mos. I don't mean a little loose stool, I
mean EXPOLSIVE diarrhea. He did have giardia, it took 3 treatments-
2 rounds of flagyl and one of panacur- to finally go away. Still the
diarrhea remains. I have tried everything! Immodium, flagyl, tylan,
pepto, kaopectate, amforol. He's been on pred prior to the onset of
the diarrhea. I was going to have intestinal biopsies done on him
but the day after I scheduled surgery another problem arose. He
suddenly became paralyzed in the hind end...and it comes and goes!
Sometimes he can use his legs and sometimes he can't. We increased
his pred dose to try to help the neuro. signs and since then his
diarrhea is a million times worse! He's normally on 1mg BID but was
increased to 2mg BID. As soon as the diarrhea got worse I stopped
the high dose. He was only on the higher dose for 2 days. Now I
really can't get his intestines under control. His GI transit time
needs to be slowed down but with what? Nothing works. He goes pretty
much every hour and it's basically liquid. If it's IBD it certainly
isn't responsive to pred. What else can I do for him?

Besides all the meds I've tried I give him SC fluids and
supplemental feedings as needed. His appetite was great but has
recently decreased. I just don't know what to do for him! Do I have
anymore options? If anyone knows of any ferret specialists in NY
please let me know. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Serena




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