From:
"kathleendodson"
Date: 2009-09-16 20:02:04 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Coccidia and possible impact on a 3 hour crash
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
I have not posted for a while but have been watching the discussions of recent about Coccidia. Bookker recently struggled with unresolvable diarhea. Took him to the vet and he tested positive for coccidia, took a while for things to improve. We are now on the 12th day of antibiotics (albon) and I am treating all for of my fuzzies. Bookker does have an unusually large spleen and he is adrenal. I have him at the vets now getting updated blood work. The problem is last night he crashed, for 3 hours. I have had ferrets for 15 years and never had a ferret not come out if it with some food, or some honey. Then he was doing this open mouthed panting anytime I tried to move him. He was absolutely and completely limp otherwise. (His stools had just started to firm up a day or two ago) I finally gave him some bupronex for pain, put him on a heating pad and said goodbye figuring it was hopeless (we live in the hinterlands and access to a vet that knows anything about ferrets i
s pretty much impossible. I am assuming he is now struggling with blood sugar control for some reason. I am not willing to risk surgery at his age even if it is an option(close to 7 years I think. Any ideas or suggestions regarding what I should be trying would be appreciated. Thank you.
Kathleen: Bookker, Little Bear, Boo and Poppy and in rememberance of the loss of Kosmo and Pandy this last year.
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