From:
caitlyn@mizuhoradio.com
Date: 2009-02-19 19:45:16 UTC
Subject: RE: [ferrethealth] Re: Ferret with Lymphoma, now hind-end weakness
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Hi, Sukie, and everyone else,
>> little cart to help him get around once he completely lost the use
of
>> his hind legs. He became incontinent. Perhaps a week to 10 days
after
>> this started we rushed Avon back to the vet. He had difficulty
>> breathing because the creeping paralysis was reaching his lungs.
> On the other hand, even when lymphoma does get into
> the spinal cord, if that is what is being encountered, it
> is not always rapid.
That is good to hear. Our vet at the time (now retired) indicated that
what we saw was pretty common for lymphoma in the spinal cord if I
remember correctly. What was being described did sound exactly like
what we saw with Ker Avon and it did sound like progression could be
seen from day to day, hence my post. I would love to hear that it was
not the case and that Perla was hanging in there.
> One of ours had something like 6 months with lymphoma
> in the spinal cord and got quality life for that time by having
> high levels of Prednisolone and also having an opiate pain
> killer. Although people would hear "opiate" and think that
> she was "drugged up" exactly the opposite happened. With
> her pain controlled she became active again and playful.
What you describe is what we saw with torbugesic (buterphanol) when
Nyssa was treated with it. When the pain killer took effect she was
more active and playful. Her lymphoma wasn't in her spinal cord but the
medication and result were the same.
> SO, even if the lymphoma has gone to the spinal cord, which
> may or may not be the case with this ferret, that does not
> automatically mean that the progression from this point has
> to be rapid.
I'm glad to learn that.
All the best,
Caity and the terrific trio
(Chin Soon, Ella, and Zephyr)
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