From:
Mike
Date: 2010-12-07 02:08:15 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Mufassa's problem returns
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, F M L <ferret-L@listserv.ferretmailinglist.org>
About 19 days ago Mufassa had a scary problem of falling over, falling to t=
he side etc.=A0 As I had stated then "He was sitting in his cage and he tri=
ed to raise up (prairie dog like but fell over to his left and back.=A0 He =
did this 4 times in a row.=A0 I took him out of his cage and put him on the=
floor to see him walk.=A0 He was not lethargic but we walking his normal s=
peed but would do the following fall to his side, fall forward, try and pra=
irie dog and fall over backwards.=A0 His movements were a bit jerky."=A0 Th=
e next morning after he had this spell I took him to the vet, he looked goo=
d and his glucose was 191 which was attributed to giving prednisolone to a =
ferret who doesn't need it.=A0 He was weaned off the pred over the next wee=
k.=A0 He received a deslorin implant during that visit as well.=A0 He seeme=
d back to normal and even better, he was more alert, more curious, more pla=
yful, he danced and jump on several days since then, including Saturday.=A0=
=A0
Now tonight at about 7pm I went to give some pureed chicken (a regular 3 ti=
me a day feeding).=A0 He loves it and will squirm in my hands as I care him=
from the ferret room to the kitchen where he eats it out of a small bowl o=
n the counter.=A0 Tonight I put him on the counter and he started to eat.=
=A0 I turned around and walked away (about 5 feet) when I turned around I=
=A0saw in kind of fall forward, do a somersault and fall off the counter.=
=A0 We have padded carpet in the kitchen and no harm was done from the fall=
.=A0 I checked him over hugged him and held the dish so he could finish eat=
ing.=A0 He started doing some of the same behavior he did 19 days ago.=A0 H=
e kind of leaned to his left, stumbled to his left, fell sometimes to his l=
eft.=A0 He was walking and moving faster than normal which is saying a lot =
for him.=A0 I picked him up and he was breathing faster than normal and it =
wasn't really regular different depths of breaths, and not rhythmic.=A0 He =
also had
twitching in his muscles,=A0 His neck would twitch then his leg, then his =
back, and leg etc.=A0
=A0
The only thing I could think of was he was trying to seizure, although I di=
dn't know the cause.=A0 The only three things that I could think of was Ins=
ulinoma, Lymphoma, or a blood clot to the brain.=A0 The emergency clinics h=
ere are no good for ferrets.=A0 The last time he had these symptoms I gave =
him 1.1 mls of Prednisolon (a little to panicked/desperate).=A0 I couldn't =
think of anything else so I gave him 0.5 mls (1mg/1ml).=A0 He would not set=
tle down and kept trying to walk around.=A0 If he went through a door way w=
here the room opened up he seemed to get more unsteady as if the larger spa=
ce through him off in some way.=A0=A0 I put him back in his cage and he cra=
wled into a sleep sack for about 3 minutes then into a hammock.=A0 He conti=
nued to twitch for a few more minutes then it seemed to stop.=A0 30 minutes=
later I checked on him and he (looking kind of weak) looked up at me.
=A0
He is 7 years old has adrenal disease, had some teeth removed a while ago, =
and had these two dizzy/seizure??? spells.
=A0
Does=A0anyone have any idea on what is going on?=A0 I've never seen anythin=
g like this and its seems so bizarre.
=A0
He is a sweet ferret.=A0 I will be feeding him again in another hour and a =
half so I'll see how things go.=A0
=A0
His symptoms are close to what you would see with Insulinoma but the last t=
ime his glucose level didn't seem to support that diagnosis.
=A0
I would appreciate any information anyone could provide.=A0 I will be takin=
g him to the vet tomorrow morning.
=A0
Thank you
=A0
Mike
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