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Murray wrote:
>I treated him with Ivamec oral and thought I had got on top of it. But
>maybe not as I can not see into his cauli ear. He lost an awful lot of
>weight and then lost the use of his back legs. ......Shortly after he
>took ill I noticed He had quite bad ear mites. I gave both these boys a
>good dose of Ivomec oral. Coincidence i suppose, but they did start to
>improve and, well, I just wondered if earmites could trigger a
>neurological responce.
Inflammation resulting from severe ear mite infection can result in middle
and inner ear infections in rare cases and resultant neurological signs -
head tilt, difficult walking, etc. Plus a cauliflower ear - may be a
severe ear infection...
However, you mention hindlimb weakness and weight loss - not what you would
expect with ear mites. Unfortunately, these are very non-specific signs,
and can be due to any number of diseases, and I don't think that you should
stop your search here. The other ferret exhibited activity which suggests
seizures, so a good physical with a blood glucose is probably in order.
Regarding the possibility of ivermectin toxicity - it is probably unlikely,
because ivermectin has a fair margin of safety, but you mention a "good
dose of ivermectin". What exactly consitutes a good dose?
With kindest regards,
Bruce Williams, dVM
[Posted in FML issue 3323]
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