From:
Sukie Crandall
Date: 2011-09-07 20:05:21 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Sick Ferrets with curve in tail
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
On Sep 7, 2011, at 2:15 PM, Pam Sessoms wrote:
> Yeah, I've seen that too. I wonder if it's related to muscle wasting
> in elderly and/or sick ferrets. So things tighten up more on the top
> side of the tail than the bottom side, which pulls the tail into that
> characteristic curve.
Interesting point.
With humans who are bed-bound long-term the ligaments and tendons shorten (and sometimes have to be severed to avoid pain) but I don't know how rapidly that might occur in response to muscle wasting.
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