Hi, Helen & Annie here.
Annie went to to vets today and had another x-ray from the side view, the
one she had done last week was a flat view down on her tummy, a urine test
and a blood test.  Nothing showed up on the x-ray, the blood showed that she
is not a nemic or diabetic or low blood sugar, nothing.  Her urine showed
that she still has blood in the urine, she is still on Amoxicillin.  The
next step is ultra sound or exploritory surgery.
 
She is doing something else that the vet can't figure out why and has even
consulted with other vets about.  Has anyone ever had a ferret that drinks
its own urine?  Annie started this about 3 months ago.  She has plenty of
water in the cage, on the kitchen floor, but still finds a cornor on the
tile and goes and drinks it.  We have no explaination for this but it must
mean something.  Well, thats where we stand with Annie.
 
My vet also has a problem.  She has run out of Galaxy-D vaccine.  She tells
me that the company that manufactured it "Scharing Plough" stopped
production.  She doesn't want to give the other vaccine but will have no
alternative for distemper when her next patient needs the shot.  My vet said
she would call the company and talk to them.  I was wondering what could be
done or if anyone else is on this mission already that I could find out what
I could do to help.  Galaxy-D is the only distemper vaccine that has been
given to my ferrets and I would like to continue that way if we can.
 
Love to all the well and sick fuzzies out there my thoughts and prayers are
with them all.
 
Until next time.
Helen & Annie
[Posted in FML issue 2251]