Message Number: FHL2060 | New FHL Archives SearchFrom: "kazpat1"
Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:08:12 -0000
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Viokase
Does he have chronic diarrhea? Any fur loss, other signs of adrenal
disease? You may want to consider IBD ( inflammatory bowel disease),
and if he is getting worse, even an exploratory to do biopsy for IBD.
Plus the vet can check his pancreas and adrenals while in.
I think he needs a diagnosis at this point, and although surgery may
sound aggressive, in the past wtih my ferrets who have had chronic
wasting, or diarrhea- it seems the cost of surgery and getting a
diagnosis is worth it in the long run.
Viokase I think are pancreatic enzymes, I dont' know that it would do
any harm, but not sure this would help unless there was a diagnosis of
pancreatitis and need to replace these enzymes.
Have you done an ADV test? And last set of blood work to see if any
other signs of disease ( anemia, low albumin, high liver enzymes, blood
glucose?)
I am sorry he is not doing better.
Patty Kaczorowski
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, "Lesley Colton & Brad Long"
<3hoots@...> wrote:
>
> Has anyone used Viokase in ferrets? My ferret (3 yrs) has
> been "chronically" ill for about 1yr. He has seen several different
> vets, had workups, Xrays and been on 5mg/day Pred., Amoxi. off and
on.
> No one has come up with a definite diagnosis. He has also been on a
> soup diet of homemade gravy/ Science Diet A/D and pumpkin. His rear
> end weakness has gotten progressively worse and is incontinant at
> times. The reason I am asking about Viokase is that while he IS
> eating, he is loosing all body fat and mass. I feel like he is not
> absorbing the calories and nutrients. Maybe Viokase could help with
> this possible problem. Thanks for any info.
>
> Lesley
>
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