From:
"Joan"
Date: 2007-10-09 14:18:03 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Vomiting and diarrhea
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Here are 2 addys within the same site to help you and your Vet.
>From what you describe, your ferret has ece Which needs prompt
attention as the diahhrea can dehydrate and immaciate him very fast.
This from the below ECE page of the miami ferret healthcare site:
"There is no medicine or drug that will treat ECE directly. Many vets
will prescribe antibiotics to control any secondary infections made
possible by the ferret's stressed immune system. ECE has only recently
been positively determined to be viral in origin, and as such,
antibiotics will have no effect on the virus. Prednisone is often used
to reduce inflammation and this will often help to get the ferret
eating again.
Treatment is primarily supportive in nature. The ferret MUST eat and
drink. If it won't eat on its own, then it must be force fed both food
and water. A ferret will die from dehydration long before it starves
to death, and diarrhea causes severe dehydration, so fluids are essential.
There are many Duck Soup Recipes that can be fed to your ferret to
support him or her during the onslaught of ECE; however, Gerber's
chicken baby food is probably the simplest and at the same time, the
best. It can't be stressed enough that your ferret has to eat and
drink, no matter how much it doesn't feel like doing so. Feed at least
4 times a day, more if the ferret can only be made to eat small
amounts. The bare minimum required for survival is 20cc's (1 teaspoon
= 5 cc's) three times a day."
http://miamiferret.org/fhc/ece.htm
http://miamiferret.org/fhc/physiology.htm
In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, <ferretzrule@...> wrote:edited
>
> Well, its Nibbles again. History: Nibbles is an approx. 4 year old
neutered male DEW. A while back I posted about him having symptoms of
insulinoma, but his fasting BG was normal, 127. My vet, who is not
very ferret knowledgeable, but tries hard, did an insulin panel on him
6 weeks ago that gave the following results:
> Insulin 189
> Glucose 6.3
> Insulin-Glucose Ratio 30
> The test comments say the test was performed at [a major veterinary]
University.
> Nibbles has lost 3 ozs in spite of regular (every 4 hours) feeding.
He is no longer vomiting, but is still lacking energy. He still has
diarrhea,which has now turned into the foulest, neon green stench I
have ever seen. He is drinking on his own and appears to be
sufficiently hydrated, no tenting when he is scruffed.
>
> My questions: Does this sound familiar to anyone? Is Nibbles getting
the right medication? Are there any other tests I should ask my vet to
run?
>
> Sorry this is so long...and thanks for your help!
>
> Bonnie
>
>
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