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From: "shimark2002"
Date: 2008-01-21 02:32:35 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: one leg lameness in rear, no break on xray..what's wrong?
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com

Hi, I have a ferret with a lame rear leg. The vet did surgery on her
leg. Her ligaments were totally disconnected. The vet has sewed her
leg back to a normal use but has advised me that his stitching will
only last 6 months. If her ligaments do not repair themselves she
will be permanently lame. The vet figures she has had a very
traumatic fall of some sort. The only thing I can think of is her leg
got caught in one of those ladders with holes and she must have hung
there for a time.





--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, "scott1ct" <scott1ct@...> wrote:
>
> I have a 2 year old who suddenly couldn't make full use of his one
> left leg suddenly. He now mostly drags his rear to move. There is
> obvious pain response when trying to
> get the ferret to put the leg into the walking
> position. 3 rounds of X-rays showed no obvious break
> but now she thinks this may be a ligament or joint
> issue. When the ferret is held, he keeps the leg
> outstretched and at the ankle, keeps it points out and
> down (if I'm able to describe the position with enough
> detail) Trying to get him manually to tuck it into a
> position he could walk, he starts huffing. He's
> dragging his hind mostly b/c it's the easiest way to
> walk. Supporting his weight, he'll use one leg fine
> and the other instead of doing the walking motion
> under his body, he kind of brings the leg around in a
> half circular motion. Been to 3 vets, started with a diagnosis of a
> broken calcaneus to a spinal injury and now back to a single leg
> issue. He's been on steroidal shots and now prednelisone orally
for
> 48 hours. soft tissue, achilles tendon, ligament???
>
> Have you any knowledge or experience with possible
> injuries like these in ferrets? Any idea of
> treatments? The next step is a $1500 MRI for us.
>
> Thank for all your help.
>
> scott
>





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