From:
"Patty Kaczorowski"
Date: 2010-06-05 03:50:56 UTC
Subject: RE: [ferrethealth] sick ferret
To: <ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com>
Definitely do the adrenal panel, make sure vet is sending for ferret adrenal
gland and not the one they use for dogs that looks for another type of
adrenal problem. You want a panel that looks at sex hormone levels, not
corticosteroids per se ( which is what was in those shots).
You can consider trying Benadryl or other antihistamine if your vet agrees,
and possible tapering course of steroids by mouth, to help itching and
consider allergies to food/ or others.
I have had several with adrenal, although some had some itching, rarely was
severe and not with sneezing/etc.
Let us know how she does with the tests.
Patty
From: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Kevin Lynch
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 11:00 PM
I am having trouble with one of my Furries,She is a one year old Gill,spayed
about three months
ago,she is fed on James Wellbeloved,Kibble (Reckoned to be the Best in the
U.K.)containing all essential vitamins and minerals,they occasionally have
raw Hare
,Rabbit, Pheasant,and oily Fish flesh,(filleted),For treats,In addition they
have Malt Paste treats,(for Hairball digestion,) One has recently developed
a
persistent " Scratching/Over grooming )problem ,which has resulted in fur
loss in patches,over her face,where her harness touches,(leather),elbows,and
backs of her paws,
On, The scratching abated for a few days ,when it returned with a
vengance,and additionally,Hacking and coughing/sneezing fits which went on
for
approx 15 mins resulting in clear mucous from the nostrils,and leaving her
for the long E.Mail But I am Anxious should the Steroids deplete (as is
necessary for the blood
test) she will start to tear her skin,.
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