From:
"firelasss"
Date: 2008-10-28 13:43:57 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Strange wasteing illness,
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
We currantly have a ferret with cardiomyopathy and have not long lost
one to lymphoma so i understand what your saying, ill ask the vet to
cheak. thanks
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, "Sukie Crandall" <sukie@...>
wrote:
>
> Two of the more common things that can cause wasting
> are cardiomyopathy (esp. hypertrophic which usually
> needs a chest ultrasound to be found) and lymphoma
> (and for that at times an ultrasound can also be useful,
> so if very recent blood work (CBC and a Chemistry Panel)
> have not given direction then have a thoracic and abdominal
> ultrasound done at the same time in case that may help.
>
> There are meds like Prednisolone that decrease the nastiness
> of lymphoma and give longer quality life,and sometimes
> chemotherapy can be useful with the Tuft's Protocol being
> comparatively gentle and very easy to give.
>
> Cardiomyopathy also has meds that increase quality and
> quantity of life.
>
> The first thing is to know what is going on, of course.
>
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