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Date: | Mon, 12 Jun 1995 17:01:26 -0700 |
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To Don:
>He gets around O.K. but his back feet stick out like flippers and he
>doesn't seem to be able to stand up straight on them. He gets around
>Sea-Lion fashion. He is perfectly O.K. otherwise really friendly and a
>general chunk of a ferret. Anybody have any idea what could have gone
>wrong? I saw others in the litter alot worse and some in another litter
>with the same problem.
Don- it certainly sounds genetic, especially if there are more than
one affected in the same litter. Ferrets can have a lot of deformities as a
result of inbreeding. I would suspect something like this may be going on.
It would be interesting to look at a radiograph and see if the legs are
deformed in themselves, or if it is a neurological problem that prevents
proper use. It's a wonderful thing that you are willing to take care of
this handicapped ferret...
Bruce H. Williams, DVM Dept. of Veterinary Pathology
Chief Pathologist, AccuPath Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
[log in to unmask] Washington, D.C. 20306-6000
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[Posted in FML issue 1224]
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