From:
Jack
Date: 2009-02-26 02:48:56 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Update on Linus/Megaesophagus
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
I checked your past messages about Linus but didn't see anything on
this - so forgive me if it's been covered.
Has a hairball been considered?
We had a old foster with a large hairball that caused a lot of
problems. No vomiting though, but I can imagine, a large enough
hairball could completely fill the stomach and leave nowhere for the
food to go but back up the way it came, completely undigested. It did
not show up on x-rays but it was found during surgery. It may be worth
considering in your case.
I hope things work out for him.
Jack
On Feb 25, 2009, at 9:25 PM, cherylnj81 wrote:
>
> Maybe I should have a endoscopy done to see what is going on. Or, me
> and our longtime vet were talking about 'what ifs' and he said as a
> last resort, before we decide to do euthanasia, he wants to try
> putting a tube down his esophagus to his stomach. He said they do
> this on dogs and cats. The tube would basically be his 'new'
> esophagus...has anyone remotely heard of this, at least in other
> species? Maybe it is worth a try before putting him down, which is
> frighteningly starting to seem like it is closer than we thought.
>
>
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