From:
"missy"
Date: 2012-02-06 06:00:43 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] FERRET EMERGENCY, NEED OPINION ASAP PLZ
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
I NEED A SEcond OPINION REALLY BAD! first let me introduce you the main part; My dear lil female Saffron of about 3 years and im pretty sure 6 months now. between 3 and 4 years of age lets just say is at the hospital in dire condition.
healthy vibrant and young got her first foreign body, gawsh darn it im so scared and worried and havent stopped crying since friday. as hard as it is to see her so lethargic she is still puttin up a fight, even after she stopped breathing to her first attempt at surgery to get whatever is in her gut.
is she allergic to anesthisia? or is it cuz she is jsut so young and new to this stuff that her body couldnt handle it? or cuz she was fairly weak and so stressed out from trying to expel whats in her stomach? or was it the mix with her painkillers too much?? this is what im questioning myself, could be one of those or a little bit of all of them, BUT the only way as far as im concerned to relieve her as soon as possible and well pretty much the only way is to do a surgery, but she almost died to the anesthesia? should i continue another attempt (we are going to try another gas anesthetic this time) or will too much anesthesia as is just do more harm than good, which i am also worried about, plus the 2-4 minutes she wasnt breathing (brain damage now maybe?) but was CPRed back to condition.
also if the surgery goes well im worried she will be a walking problem or vegetable (due to her possible brain injury now and prone to more blockades or intsinal leaking cuz of the surgery cuts?) so what am i to think? help me get my mind clear!!!
i am so stressed. the surgery is the only way to help her but if she cant do the gas, than do i need to let her pass? :( or is there any other way? either or the medical expenses are going to be ridiculous, and im scared that even if we do go thru her surgery she will die afterwards due to more shock or 3 weeks after trying to recover.
i want the best for her, even if it means letting her go which will put me in the grave and make me cry some more as i type but i just dont know and im soooo scared and upset. i really need some sort of answer to help me make at least a good decision. please and thank you anyone for your thoughts. bless and keep fighting Saffron my dear. u are a beautiful exstatic creature meant to be alive for as long as possible, not end at 3 years old. god bless, malissa
PS> and now my vet said she is potentially blind!!!! i think its due to that jelly they put in her eyes, do you think? to keep them from drying out during surgery! BAH!!! why!!?? im so worried, lost and confused and in pain. i need multiple helpful opinions. she deserves to live i know but she is suffering now and it hurts me to even see her this way even tho she is jsut fighting along still and it still hurts me to even have her to be slightly cut open. oh gawsh all so horrible. im so undecided. i guess this is how it feels to go through ur first experince of the sort huh? thanks everyone
[There is no question she requires surgery to remove the obstruction. Is the vet experienced in ferrets? As long as she receives good post-surgical care at home she should make a good recovery. Blindness is not a serious handicap to ferrets, I have several that are blind. It is not likely due to the jelly. In terms of brain damage, is this your fear or did the vet suggest she might have suffered damage? - Moderator (TD)].
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