From:
"Tressie"
Date: 2010-04-20 12:46:02 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Don't know whats wrong- vomiting frothy saliva, otherwise OK
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Hi Stacey,
It does sound like megaesophagus.
If you haven't already seen the posts by Dr. Heller, you can find them:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/message/9622
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/message/9656
If your vet does the barium swallow Dr. Warren recommends it will at least confirm whether megaesophagus is what you are dealing with.
Unfortunately, if that is what it is, it's a horrible condition and the little one I was caring for had to be euthanized when the condition progressively worsened. We did a lot of what you have already done and finally did the barium swallow, which confirmed our worst suspicions.
Tressie
[If it is MegaE then there are ways to
reduce the effects of the problem for
a while:
http://www.miamiferret.org/megaesophagus.htm
How well they work will vary among
individuals.
--Moderator]
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