From:
"Sukie Crandall"
Date: 2007-04-08 20:39:48 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Ferret Death after Distemper Shot
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Bupronex is just pain med. It sounds like the emergency vet either did NOT think that this
was an allergic reaction (and maybe it wasn't since that presentation was strange) or if the
vet did think so then the vet was afraid of using the meds needed to survive, possibly due
to not knowing ferrets so all that was done was to make the ferret comfortable.
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, ferretsnluv@... wrote:
>
> This morning my beautiful little sable girl Penelope passed away while at the emergency
vet.
> Penelope (61/2 years young) had her distemper vaccination yesterday. She was
pretreated 20 minutes prior to injection with Dexamethasone SP 4 mg/ML via injection.
We then waited 45 minutes and no reaction. I came home with her and while she was
sleepy there was no sign of a problem. She drank water, ate and pooped. I went out for
several hours and when I came back (11 PM or so) I found her lying on the floor not
moving. Her belly was distended and hard. I called the emergency vet who did have
someone on who had treated ferrets and off we went.
> They examined her and decided to keep her. She got a Buprenex injection (don't know
what that is). This was at 1:30 AM. She was unable to use her back legs.
> At 6:20 AM They called me said she has gone. I picked her up and she is at my vet's
now and he will perform a necropsy on Monday. I am in a state of shock as is her vet. He
had no reactions from any of the other ferrets he vaccinated in the last week with the
same lot number.
> I want to believe that this is just a horrible coincidence but it's difficult. This was a
totaly healthy ferret. She received her Lupron inplant same as she has had 4 times before.
She also got treated for earmites.
> At this point I don't know if I will continue to vacinate. I've shared my life with 10 ferrets
over the past 9 years and the reactions seem to become more frequent. I usually wait 18
months between vaccinations.
> Any insight as to what was happened to my girl would be helpful
> Penelope leaves behind her sisters - JD and Piper (who have never known life without
her) and three brothers
> Smokey, Freddy and Sam.
> I miss you my little one but I know you're with your beloved CB. Know that you will
always be in my heart
> Connie
> Missing Maggie,Chloe, Butchie, CB and now Penelope
>
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