From:
TheRagans@aol.com
Date: 2010-06-30 21:25:41 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Re: Neurological problem or ?? - Oreo, moderator help please
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
I am reading this thread with great interest as you have described the
exact symptoms Oreo has EXCEPT Oreo has hind end weakness as well AND it is not
resolving quickly ... it is resolving slowly. She is now able to walk
about 15 steps before listing to the left and falling. If we support her
middle (like the ferret wheel chair would) she goes like the Ever Ready bunny.
She looks like a stroke patient, or someone with a massive inner ear
infection who can not keep their balance.
Because of Oreo's age, I am beginning to wonder if it's not adrenal disease
plus a heart issue/thrown clot?
She has been on high dose pred for about a week now plus flagyl for
recurrent loose stools with gas (IBD?).
I need help in searching the archives please - and would welcome ANY advice
from vets to share with my vet.
Thanks in advance -
Tamera
[Any serious illness in a ferret can
cause hind leg weakness, with
insulinoma being the most common.
Another cause of hind leg weakness
which repairs slowly over time is a
thrombosis (thrown clot) -- either
saddle thrombosis or one to the brain
and then the underlying cause for
throwing clots must be found.
Almost everyone is stronger on one side
than the other so when weak will fall
more often to one side.
Try making a pantyhose sling. Sew the
feet together into a hammock for the
ferret's middle and roll the top of the sling
into a handle. Use different lengths for
different people's heights to reduce the
chances of human back pain, and if the
ferret does not hold with one sew two
sets of feet next to each other using
two pairs of pantyhose if your vet says
that such PT is fine to do. Range of motion
exercises in warmed water sometimes also
help, and there is more in the archives:
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/
Do you have a serious eye problem which
makes using the archives difficult? (That is
not a rude question; we have some blind
members and I have some visual compromises
myself.) Otherwise, these include content
which will help you:
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/FHL11292
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/FHL11552
and, please, let us know when more help
is needed what part of the explanations are
not clear enough. FIRST read the instructions
right at the archive itself. Most of using
archives is practice and it takes time for anyone
to use them.
-- Moderator]
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