From:
"Susan Liszewski DVM"
Date: 2007-12-04 14:25:35 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: More advice needed for ferret unable to pee
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
X rays should help determine. THen prob surgery sometimes the
melatonin implants help but these take time to work. Usu when these
are adrenal I don't find they always have hair loss more often then
not the straining is the first sign or increased sexual behavior.
Good Luck.
Dr Sue
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, "rachaelsleighter"
<rachaelsleighter@...> wrote:
>
> So I asked advice on my ferret Crash who could not pee before. He
was
> diagnosed by the vet as having a UTI. Everyone told me it was most
> likey not a UTI and you were right. He was doing good on the
> antibiotics for a few days but got bad again today. He was unable
to
> pee for a while but was finally able to go.
>
> So now we are looking at either stones or Adrenal, right? I have to
> go back to the vet tomorrow who is no that knowledgeable on
ferrets.
> The Humane Society is paying for this visit. We have no $ and no
> credit card so this is our one shot. We will be applying for care
> credit to pay for the treatment costs of whatever the vet
diagnoses.
> I need advice on what to do. He has no other symptoms of adenal,
like
> hair loss. To diagnose stones could we go by the urine PH? (his
urine
> was tested before and there were traces of blood in it, but we
didn't
> get the PH) or would we need X-rays too (I read they were not
always
> reliable in diagnosing stones).
>
> Should I just assume it's adrenal and just go for surgery?
>
> We really have zero money and we just can't keep trying everything
> untill something works. We are doing the best we can though.
>
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