From:
Donna Baker
Date: 2008-01-23 22:44:16 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Warwick's eye
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
I had posted regarding my ferret Warwick's bulgy eye. My vet recommended I go to the Univ. vet school in my state, so I took Warwick today...and my credit card. I had to leave Warwick because of all the testing. I thought you guys may want to know what the Dr. says so far. AND I posted some pics of him under "Warwick's Eye". The pics are blurry because he won't hold still, but I think you guys can make out what the situation is.
So far this is what the Dr. said when she called me this afternoon:
Dr. says, his bloodwork shows infection. His x-rays show nasal abnormality and a "lysis" which is, what the dr. says, a boney destruction in the bones of the skull around the nasal cavity. This could be infection or tumor, more likely to be a tumor. They took a few tissue samples from up his nose, but not knowing exactly where they were going, the samples could be benign. Results from that could be back Friday or Monday. Ophthalmologist didn't see anything different from what dr. and x-ray people saw except Warwick may need eye drops to keep his protruding eye moist.
Warwick is on clavamox, an anti-inflammatory and pain meds.
They did cut open the top of his head and drained out all the puss, which leads me to ask the question, why didn't my first vet tell me that was puss??
I can pick him up tomorrow around 3 or 4 and bring him home. When tests are all back and looked at, we'll decide what to do next.
X-ray person wants to do a CT scan, but those are $450-500...soooo...I dunno.
I don't think I'll get another call back tonight. The dr. is thinking this is an unusual thing happening to Warwick.
donna
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