From:
"Susan Liszewski DVM"
Date: 2007-03-17 03:25:59 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Occasional Vomit - need advice dearly...I don't have a ferret savy vet
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Well gas patterns don't always occur and in most ferrets even with
full obstruction it was late in the course. Fur balls are usu
partial obstructions so you wouldn't get the same pattern. It is a
possibility. Another note all ferrets I have seen with a gastric
furball have also ended up developing a gastric ulcer. So watch for
this too.
Z/D is one choice for IBD. My problem is I hate preservatives and my
last look at it showed Ethoxyquin is in the diet. THere is a
comparable diet (prescription diet) by Royal Canin for cats. This
diet uses more natural things and uses natural preservative such as
rosemary. I prefer the Royal Canin Line to Hills.
Many ferrets with partial obstructions do fine. I usu see them for
weight loss, teeth grinding, appetite problems but know that it is
pretty far along when this happens. You could also potentially try
ultrasound but I still have found things missed by someone not
trained in ferrets.
Hope all works out for you.
Dr. Sue
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, "manajane21" <amandadegraw@...>
wrote:
>
> I have been given both of my kids laxatone off and on for hairballs
> since I recieved them (one year ago). While my female doesn't appear
> to shed all that often, her brother has had two major coat drops. I
> always see the fur coming through his stool. Not hers though. That
> doesn't mean its not there though. I just thought that she was too
> young to think furballs already (15 mon). Needless to say, she is on
> laxatone. Her latest stool looked great, not seedy or green. And no
> vomit. She has eaten and is drinking normal. I am also starting to
> introduce feline z/d in with their innova evo, to see if that helps
> at all. I am also attempting to cut out all treats, in case that is
> the source of her problems (the two times I have seen her vomit, it
> has been about an hour after eating her treats). I have a question
> though...I understand that you can't always see an obstruction on x-
> ray, but shouldn't there be abnormal gas patterns present? That is
> what my vets look for before they proceed to a barium series.
>
> Thanks for the advice, and I will keep you all posted on things. As
> of now though, she seems great.
>
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