From:
"samwitch54"
Date: 2009-09-16 04:57:17 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Low glucose and pulse - ideas and alternatives?
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
It wasn't the EKG but the ECG. She said he needed and echocardiogram I'm su=
re I spelled that wrong. But basically, an ultrasound of the heart to diagn=
ose. Hence the price.
[ECG and EKG refer to the same test, just two different ways
of spelling cardio/kardio. That is NOT an ultrasound. It
is a plotting of the types of heart beats pretty much. An
EKG/ECG is often enough to know if A/V Heart Node Block is
present. Slow heart rate in a ferret is typically Node Block
and that can be triggers by insulinoma.
Some forms of cardiomyopathy (a different heart disease
which may be present at the same time but often is not
can be diagnosed by ultrasound, but not all forms can, and
an ultrasound tells a lot more which permits most precise
medical choices and dosing.
So, you may want to start with just an EKG/ECG given the
symptoms you mention and see if that indicates node block
and if so then which degree and try the meds for that.
--Moderator]
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, kazpat1@... wrote:
>
>
> Ferrets can get heart blocks, and I have even heard of those on this list=
getting a pacemaker.=A0 So, yes, EKG is the one test that can help here.
> An EKG should by no means cost that much, it is a simple procedure simila=
r to those done in humans.=A0 My vet does it sometimes to monitor during an=
operation and I believe at an additional cost of maybe $75 .=A0 Every vet =
may be different, but you should call around and find a vet that can do an =
EKG on a small animal like a ferret, it very well may be a little extra for=
sedation ( but I wonder if can be done with very light sedation as maybe i=
nhaled gas) so you don't worry about further suppressing the heart rate.
>
>
>
> If you have no alternative vet that you can find, do you know of a ferret=
rescue in your area?=A0 Many times that person can recommend a vet they us=
e.
>
>
> Patty
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "samwitch54" <samwitch54@...>
> To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 6:18:23 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: [ferrethealth] Low glucose and pulse - ideas and alternatives?
>
>
> Logan had a glucose of 68 after literally dying on me. I did CPR and got
> him back. We checked with the vet immediately and that's where the
> glucose showed so low. However, his heartrate was an uneven 68bpm. She
> said she'd never seen anything so low in a ferret. He was put on pred
> and rechecked. The glucose was around 88 (if I recall) the beats were
> still slow but regular. He does this 'thing' when getting meds where he
> wheezes a few times, turns rather red and goes limp- no breathing no
> pulse. I do CPR and he's back. Our vet suggested I also try CoQ10 and
> we've been doing that. But he had another episode over the meds last
> night. Could this be a seizure?
>
> She highly suggests an ECG but around here that's upwards of $700.
>
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