From:
"Jennifer Bell"
Date: 2007-07-27 17:51:13 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Force Feeding with a Syringe-Looking for help
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Hello everybody,
I need help, but a little history first: 2 of my ferrets are in the
process of being diagnosed for not eating. It seems like Squiggy has
an ulcer (not eating, diarreha, teeth grinding) and he's responding
well to Pepcid and he now eats his gruel from the saucer. Since his
bloodwork came back normal, our vet is going to prescribe Sucralfate
this weekend, so that's great. But Louie is still undiagnosed. He
wasn't eating or pooping and his stomach was gurgling, so we took him
to the vet for an exam and a barium series. The good news was that
there was no blockage of any kind, but the vet felt a mass behind his
stomach. She sent him home with amoxicillin and pepcid and told me
to give him gruel too. Unfortunately, Louie acts like having a
syringe near him will kill him. He squirms and turns his head away
when I get close. I read that I could swaddle him, but my attempts
have been in vain. Does anyone have any other suggestions or proper
instructions on how to swaddle? I really hate being the mean lady
with the syringe, but he's still not eating on his own, so I may be
in this position for some time.
Thank you so much!
Jennifer and her Jersey fuzzbuckets
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