From:
"Sukie Crandall"
Date: 2007-10-28 18:02:34 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: post surgical seroma
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Among the ferret lists I am currently on (not a lot due to lack of time but two are large) I
have heard from 2 others who had ferrets whose stitches gave way due to seromas
undermining tissue integrity.
Seromas are kind of huge blisters under all the layers of skin in that they are a collection of
serum. I've been told that they can be painful.
It looks like when a post-op seroma happens not only does draining make sense but adding
staples in case the stitches pull right through the skin also makes sense. In Whiz's case the
stitches were intact where they were attached to the omentum but they lost their hold on the
skin.
Whizzie is happily eating liquidy meals every two hours and looks and acts great now. She is
on added meds, of course, and carefully monitored in case any sign of infection occurs.
Peritonitis is the worry when a ferret has the kind of problem she did, but thank goodness
for everything working in her emergency.
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