From:
"Karen McCabe"
Date: 2008-11-23 21:04:58 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Posting Nic Nac's info for Cindy and Vickie
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, "Cindy Scheidt" <ScheidtC@...> wrote:
> >
> Abdominal Masses - Masses suspected but not confirmed
Were x-ray and/or ultrasound done *after* masses were suspected? I
would think this the easiest, safest, way to confirm or rule out. If
done prior, however, results may not be trustworthy (with lymphoma
masses may not show until the disease is late stage even when the
ferret appears quite ill....this has been my experience with quite a
few). Simply, if these tests were done early on visible masses may not
have been present. If repeated now something may show.
> Needle Aspirate & Cytology - yes, this was done and the findings were
> discussed with Vickie - Vet # 3 (my vet) suggested bone marrow and
> blood transfusion. This was declined by owner, due to the poor
> condition of Nic-Nac at that time.
If the vet were recommending bone marrow/blood transfusion following
aspirate/cytology I would assume something (cancer) was found?
> From being told, ferret would probably not make it through the night to
> now, alive - being souped - looking better - you would not think that
> these diagnois were valid.
Not necessarily. I've seen ferrets improve from near death with soup
feedings, fluids, etc. Ferrets with cancers can last for quite some
time with extra care. I had one girl make it 4 years with lymphoma and
several others up to one year. All soup fed, all gave me many scares,
all rallied more then once before finally succumbing.
> An exploratory has been recommended by a few of the vets but at the
> time Nic Nac would not have been able to tolerate at that time.
I wouldn't be too quick to rush to surgery either.
Karen McCabe
http://www.cinnamonsprite.net
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