From:
"Tony Clarke"
Date: 2009-01-18 23:15:28 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Hind end weakness and UTI
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, "blaire.vanhecke"
<blaire.vanhecke@...> wrote:
> The vet I took him to immediately
> suspected insulinoma, but after doing the blood tests, he determined
> that insulinoma was not the problem. However, the testing did find
> a severe UTI, which we treated with antibiotics. The meds cleared
You do not say why the vet discounted insulinoma, some vets not
familiar with ferrets will discount insulinoma if there is no
detectable increase in insulin. This is often an incorrect assumption.
Some UTI's need a prolonged course of antibiotics, It took 32 days of
antibiotic treatment to resolve my Suki's UTI.
There may be a less than robust immune response to the UTI if there
is an underlying problem.
Tony (not a vet), Sugar and Suki.
In memory of Sally and Sue.
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