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>From: Anonymous Poster <[log in to unmask]>
>One of our foster critters got hurt, he got stepped on and it has broken
>his spine. His spinal cord is still intact. We have to keep him in a
>small cage to keep his movement down to a minimal until we decide on the
>surgery. They would put two rods in his back. Little is only 21/2 years
>old. How would I keep him from wanting to run and play with his buddy
>that he just loves and his buddy loves him two? My vet tells me that this
>type of back surgery is a painful one. What do I do? Let him suffer the
>pain for a longer life or do I do the right thing and end his suffering
>and the pain?
Margaret,
I recently went threw a similar incedent with my newest ferret. She
suffered a compound fracture to her right forward paw. Of course it wasn't
nearly as bad a spinal problem that your ferret has experianced. Teh over
riding reason I went for surgery was that she wanted to live. She was
still jumping and bouncing around with her arm in such condition that I
knew she wanted me to do what ever it took so she could have as normal a
life as I could give her (My Vet even concurred at her energy and her
willingness to deal with the problem). She had to spend two months in a
very small cage to keep from redamaging her leg (this wasn't fun either).
My costs to date are about 1.5k and I'm glad Idid it, but I was lucky that
I could get a loan from relitives (that I've since repayed). Now that
she's healed upp she doesn't bounce like she used to, but she's still
enjoying life.
Toodles,
Jeff
[Posted in FML issue 3233]
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