From:
"Meryl Faulkner"
Date: 2009-03-04 23:19:11 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Xena: kidney failure : stable, improved BUN, but now problem giving sc flui
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Thanks Sukie - I'll give the clinic a call tomorrow and see if they either have some tips or suggestions or want to see her. It was going so well for a few weeks. I think I'll give it one more try this evening with a good fold of skin and see if I have just become so paranoid about hurting her that I'm being too tentative.
Meryl
In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, "Sukie Crandall" <sukie@...> wrote:
>
> When we have had to do it we don't change the position a lot.
> I don't know if you have ever had one, but if you have ever had
> a large dose of anesthesia into the palate that does something similar
> in that the fluid separates some tissues to have space, from
> what the oral surgeon told me. If that is similar to sub-cus then the
> separation is part of the problem for discomfort and when that
> area has been recently separated later separations are more
> comfortable. We've had some ferrets who had sub-cus long term
> (one of whom got through a serious acute kidney problem in part
> thanks to his weeks or months of those injections) and just
> alternated sides and slightly changed position to avoid scabs.
>
> You don't want to get near bone on ferrets -- too much chance of
> nicking the bones or associated structures.
>
> You should call your vet, though, and can ask about other possible
> positions when you describe what is going on. It may be time for
> another appointment, or this might be able to be handled by phone.
> Just leave a message, and ask for call-back with a description, and
> if you know when you can't be available tell them when they won't
> be able to reach you.
>
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