Sandi <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>A few years ago, Polycitra came into use and has stopped the reoccurrence
>of stones for most of the guinea pigs who take it.  (prescription for
>humans)
>
>Now....the debate.  According to many vets Polycitra should not work.
>It's made for only a specific type of calcium.  But it does work and I
>doubt that Guinea Pigs can understand what it's for and can "will" it
>to work.  So again, for what it's worth, you might pass it by your vet,
>or ask to try it even if told that it can't work.  (It does NOT disolve
>existing stones, only prevents more from forming.)
 
Wow -- I thought I was the only one who knew about that!  I actually
emailed Anne privately but will tell you that POLICITRA DID WORK for my
ferret Claudia.  She had cystine stones, though, not the usual struvite,
which may be why.  When Claudia was about 1 1/2 she developed stones for
the first time.  We removed them and six months later she had more and
bigger ones.  Desperate to save her my vet and I sat down and went
through medical references and came up with the perfect remedy:
A mixture of two meds: 1.0 cc 2x day of Tiopronin, and 0.5 cc 1x day of
Policitra-K.  She had one more surgery about about 2 1/2 and then never
had bladder stones again a day in her life, and she lived to be just shy
of 8.
 
I'm not sure what the Tiopronin was for, but the combination worked
wonders for her.
 
Amy, Dave, Sarah & Paul (and their gaggle of giggling ferrets)
RIP Ian, Elektra, Claudia, Sidney, Max & Hannah
Missing Tasha
[Posted in FML issue 4433]