From:
"Sue Liszewski"
Date: 2006-12-26 03:47:44 UTC
Subject: RE: [ferrethealth] pneumonia treated with Cephalexin not responding, Pecan update
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
At her age the diagnosis could also be wrong so I would reevaluate.
Pneumonia also has other symptoms and treatment and you need to know if it
is fungal, bacterial, etc. Unfortunately Cancer is also on the list. Was
any labwork done or just the x rays? How does her abdomen look? Fungal or
bacterial culture or cytology? A lot is unknown and with no response to
antibiotics you need a more concrete answer. It is possible another
antibiotic may help but if it is another cause you need to know so you can
treat it correctly giving her the best chance at recovery. Good luck hope
you find the answers and they are answers that can be fixed. All the best
and Merry Christmas!
Dr. Sue
>From: "Mary Jo" <o__MY@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
>To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [ferrethealth] pneumonia treated with Cephalexin not responding,
>Pecan update
>Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2006 23:30:14 -0000
>
>Ling Ling a lovely MF DEW female 2-3 years old, was diagnoised with
>Pneumonia by X-ray on Dec 14th. SHe was put on 0.42 ml of Cephalexin
>oral suspension (250mg/5ml)2X a day. She weighs 1170 grams. So far, I
>haven't noticed any difference in her.
>
>She never really seemed "sick". I sent her out for an x-ray becasue I
>thought her respiration was too fast and whenever I would pick her up
>she would "squeek". I didn't know if that was a pain response or what
>was going on, hence the vet visit and X-ray. She has always eaten
>really well ( a little to well) and is active. She has never been a
>ferret that played all out but never was her roommate. She digs in
>the dig box and roots around under the sheets and digs holes in the
>carpet. Usual ferret behavior! They didn't really know what playing
>was when they arrived here 5 months ago as they were cage bound.
>
>She still sounds the same and acts they same. Still squeeks. She only
>has 2 more days of the 14 day regime left. Any ideas what to do? I
>hate stopping the meds when I don't think they have done anything.
>Perhaps a different med or longer on the dame med? Different dosage?
>All suggestions will be appreciated, thanks, Mary Jo
>
>Ps Pecan is hanging in there. Yesterday I peeled about a square inch
>of dead skin from around his muzzle. it had became very hard so I
>soaked it in baby oil for a few hours and removed it. He has slowed
>down on waht he wants to eat. I thought perhaps the hardened skin was
>painful. Underneath revealed very pink wrinkled skin but it is not
>weeping so I take that as a good sign. Also, the center of his
>largest paw pads are starting to reveal pink. His toes are still in
>pretty bad shape but the tops of his feet are smooth and bright pink,
>no more massive eruptions/roughness. The rest of his body is still
>full of eruptions and redness.
>
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