From:
"Julie_Fossa"
Date: 2008-01-06 18:34:38 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Adhesions
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
I highly suspect some ferrets are just more prone than others to
develop adhesions following a surgical procedure. Buttons was like
that, and during a subsequent surgery, it was quite a job to get
through the adhesions to reach the adrenal tumor. I asked the vet if
they knew of any way to prevent the adhesions from forming again, and
they said something to the effect that it may help to inject pred or
dexamethasone (forget which) into the open abdomen before closing.
Just anectdotal info, but has always made me wonder if it worked, why
don't vets routinely practice it? Being a steroid, I can see it
reducing inflamation, and possibly helping.
Just something I was told in the past.
julie
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, ferretgm <ferretgm@...> wrote:
>
> Baby (3.5 y.o. male) had to have surgery yesterday for adhesions.
This follows after his developed after his 11-28-07 surgery for a
foreign body that lodged in his large intestine, and which he had
apparently had in his stomach for a very long time.
>
> Is there anything I can possibly do to reduce the chance that more
adhesions will form? Soft diet? Exercise? No exercise?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
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