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>About nine months ago, my four year old gib started to lose control of his
>hind end. He has slowly worsened over time... ... wanted me to ask if
>anyone has had experience with degenerative myelopathy or spinal lymphoma
>in ferrets as she wonders if this could be my ferrets problem.
Hi Cindy,
As your vet probably already knows, hind limb weakness in ferrets can be a
symptom of generalized weakness from insulinoma, renal failure, lymphoma,
ect. Make sure your vet does at least a complete blood panel workup. As to
the last questions, paralysis can be caused by lymphoma, ruptured disks,
spinal cord tumors, or any other problem he/she has seen in dogs and cats.
If generalized illness has been ruled out, perhaps myelography or MRI (if
available) should be considered.
Bruce S. Levine, DVM
"Lost in Cyberspace"
[Posted in FML issue 1614]
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