From:
Debbie Hunton
Date: 2007-04-09 13:19:02 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Re: sudden weight gain/risks of exploratories
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
I love the previous posts on this topic. All have made really good points that I actually have printed to keep in mind when looking at surgery.
But my question actually must have been phrased wrong, because no one has addressed it.
What I'm really asking about are those times when a ferret has some medical issue (diarreha, weight gain, whatever) that no cause could be diagnosed through non-surgical, although those diagnostic approaches have been tried (blood work, x-ray, ultrasound). If the ferret is acting normally (eating, drinking, pooping, peeing, playing) except for the one issue that has triggered the vet visits and tests, do you do exploratory surgery? And if you have, did the vet get in there and find such serious problems that they didn't wake the ferret from the surgery?
I don't mean those times when you knew what the problem was, and the vet went in to fix it, but found more issues. Nor problems with the anesthesia.
Any comments on general exploratory surgery in this type of case would be appreciated - particularly it's usefulness, survival rates, etc. Warnings, preparations, anything else you can think of.
Debbie
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