From:
"jms"
Date: 2012-03-11 04:05:07 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] ferret vomiting, nausea, known IBD - need advice now please
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Dook is around seven years old with a history of IBD. The IBD flare ups are only occasional. One of our ferrets went to another ferret household for a couple of days to be bred and evidently brought something back. Two of our five boys have nasty green diarrhea and are on Amoxy but eating, drinking and playing normally. Dook is vomiting and nauseous with bad (now) brown diarrhea. He is allergic to Amoxy and I don't have any Flagyl on hand which is the usual fix for him. He has eaten two jars of babyfood today and was keeping it down until a few minutes ago. He is not dehydrated and I do have fluids on hand. I also have Prednisolone (15mg/5ml) here at the house and he has been put on it for the IBD before. Should I give him a small dose?
I gave him .1 of Cerenia this AM (60mg is what the bottle says) and the Carafate this evening made him vomit. I ran to the store and now have Original strength Pepcid AC (10mg) which I plan to dissolve 1 tablet in 10cc of water. He looks miserable. Our vet does not have an emergency after hours place that treats ferrets nor can I call him. I do have a 24 hr emergency vet that I can go to if necessary. Should I do a small dose of Pred and give him .5 of Pepcid? He is about 2.5 pounds. Can anyone suggest anything to help make him more comfortable?
Thanks,
Trish
[The indicated dosage for Cerenia: Administer CERENIA Injectable Solution subcutaneously at 1.0 mg/kg (0.45 mg/lb) equal to 1.0 mL/10 kg (1.0 mL/22 lb) of body weight once daily for up to 5 consecutive days. http://www.drugs.com/vet/cerenia-injectable-solution.html What concentration do you have? However, this is for dogs and I would check with an emergency clinic to see whether this is okay to give to ferrets.
Pred is a powerful drug that is not meant to be given occasionally and in IBD should be given daily unless your vet has recommended otherwise. However, it does not do much for vomiting. Keeping him hydrated until you can get him to a vet will be key. Can you get him to an emergency clinic?
If this is ECE it can be quite serious in your senior. While this is an old resource, the advice is still applicable: http://miamiferret.org/ece_symptoms.htm - Moderator (TD)].
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