From:
"Nanci"
Date: 2008-02-01 12:14:22 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: coccidia
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
I'm dashing out for work, so I'll write more later:
We had an outbreak that killed 7 of 42 in the Shelter at the time
(Summer, 2006), including a couple young'uns that didn't have other
apparent issues. So when you read it's pesky but not fatal, I
disagree (and I've since spoken to others who have also had fatalities)!
1) Watch for gastric ulcers! We ended up with several on the albon,
along with amoxi, flagyl and carafate to treat gastric ulcers. I know
at least one died from a perforated ulcer (6 years old, adrenal and
insulinoma on board, but doing GREAT before the coccidia).
2) Feed anyone who is not eating very frequently...small globs of
chicken baby food worked the best, a smaller amount every hour for the
sickest ones.
Nanci
Motor City Ferrets
www.motorcityferrets.org
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, "neal" <leo5569@...> wrote:
>
> it running rapid here i have seemed to have lost 2ferrts over
> the pasted 2 weeks and this has been a very fast acting illness both
> kabbokie who had adreal over 2years and dell who didnt seem to
> have anything wrong passed away after going down hill in a matter
> of a few hours and right now i have 3 more that are doing very
> bad. i have been to teh vet they are on albon once a day for 14
> days times 14 ferrets. how long does it take for teh meds to
> kick in and what can i do to help. what can i use to clean the
> cages im washin everthing with bleach now bedding wish any more
ideas
>
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