From:
"Mary Jo"
Date: 2007-11-15 23:37:34 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Hind end weakness not insulinomic going down hill fast need ideas
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Dee Dee 7 year old MF female. Kidney cysts on both kidneys.Big
cysts.
Started out she had a red butt not really prolapsed but very red,
slightly swollen and irritated.I was going out of town.I put
Prepation H on it but she licked it off so I just soaked a cotton
ball with Witch Hazel and held it on her for a minute for relief. It
seemed to work. Took her to a ferret knowlegable pet sitter (instead
of leaving her with the one who comes to the house) who said she was
fine after two days. I returned 5 days later. She was not better. She
was wobbly. I thought maybe because she had been in a cage instead of
free roam although she was getting out 4 times a day. Put her on
Pepto bismol. In 2 days the redness was a mild pink but her gait was
wobbly and she would only walk about 5 feet and flat ferret. Very
alert though. I took her in. She had blood work,urine analysis and
Ultrasound. Blood work normal, BG okay, urine okay. The SG had
dropped a bit in the 9 months since the last analysis but nothing
alarming. Weaned her off the Pepto after 5 days but within a day her
butt was irritated and she was straining again so put her back on for
one dose a day. The vet said I could use Pepto or carafate. I thought
carafate was only for the stomach not for the intestines and such.
Can I get some feedback on that?
Her rear weakness continues. Now a week later, she is only going
about 5 feet and can't really walk. Kind of paddles sideways. She can
push off my hands with her hind feet. She uses them well for
scratching and stuff. I pinched them. She has feeling.
She is very alert. Her poop is jelly like and only small nickel sized
dabs. Medium color. It was lighter, but it isn't really black.
Appitite is really good.
Any ideas what could be going on here? I suggested a round of pred
but haven't gotten an answer on that. What do you guys think? I am
afraid that within a day or two she will quit walking and start
dragging herself as she is just about there now. thanks, frustrated,
Mary Jo
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