From:
"Susan Liszewski DVM"
Date: 2007-03-22 00:06:56 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Bacteria advice needed from vet and experienced people please!
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Have you ruled out a concurrent fungal infection like Cryptococosis?
I think it could be a reason why you can't get the other under
control. Also if he is on immunosuppressive doses of pred for the
insulinoma it could contribute to slowing healing or worse
infections. Good Luck.
Dr. Sue
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, Sandy Grant <coatix2@...> wrote:
>
> Randy
> Have you ever tried your little guy on Baytril?
> Doc Sandy
>
> Randy Ferret Aid <randy@...> wrote:
> Hello. Once again, our shelter has a kid with crazy
bacteria issues. This
> poor kid has Pasturella, Peptostreptococcus AND Bacteroides
Fragilis. He
> also has severe insulinoma, had a partial and still the tissue left
behind
> was as diseased as the tissue taken out. He's been on Antirobe
(Clyndamycen)
> on and off for almost 2 years and it's not cleared up. We've pulled
some bad
> teeth, done flushes and still his little head swells up huge every
couple
> months. Our vets are at a loss.
>
> We've ALWAYS been able to clear up bacterial infections of this
nature in
> the past, Harley "Bug" being our first with Actinomyces and a whole
slew of
> other things. I'm wondering if this kid is having a harder time
because of
> the severe insulinoma issues. All the other ferrets with either
gram pos or
> gram neg bacteria had no other health issues and were curable.
>
> Any advice? Should we give up?
>
>
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