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To Nancy Hartman:
>...girl has a swollen abdomen that 'feels sort of hard to the touch'.
>And she'll bite when he does touch it. Which is very uncharacteristic
>of her, indicating it hurts her.
Nancy - even though the vet said there wa no blockages - a one year-old
ferret with pain in the abdomen - that has to be top of the list. Most ferrets
are very stoic - they have to be in pretty severe pain to show it, let alone
bite the owner.
With an acute abdomen like this, I wouldn't rely simply on a survey
radiograph. I'd suggest a contrast study with barium, or possibly, just
stabilize the animal and open it up to take a look around...
Also some bloodwork is probably in order...
--
Bruce Williams, DVM, DACVP Department of Veterinary Pathology
[log in to unmask] Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
[log in to unmask] Washington, D.C. 20306-6000
(202) 782-2600/2602
[Posted in FML issue 1179]
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