From:
Mike
Date: 2012-02-24 21:35:23 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Update on George
To: F M L <ferret-L@listserv.ferretmailinglist.org>, ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
George is our 7+ year old chocolate ferret who has insulinoma (maybe starting adrenal because his fur is coarse and thinning on his abdomen.
He is on 0.8 mls of a 1mg.1ml prednisolone solution. twice a day. He also gets pepcid with his meds. He gets 15 mls of pureed chicken mixed in water with his meds.
We've seen some hind end weakness, and he just didn't look like he felt very good, but we also seen him get into a crinkle sack and dig away at it. We took him to the vet today and his glucose was 88, he was alert and bright eyed.
Upon physical exam while running his fingers down his back he found an area that George just didn't like him pushing on.
It appears he has something going on with his spine. Not sure if its a disc problem or not. This also may account for his curling his back toes sometimes.
Our vet said the treatment would be pred (which he is already on). Our vet said he could do some x-rays to be sure, but that would cost about $135. Right now we have every other bill under the sun coming is so we did not opt for this.
We are going to continue to watch him. I'm relating this second hand since my wife took him to the vet. It sounded like this may correct itself given some time.
Has anyone else had something like this?
Mike
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