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Hi, all.
Only been on for a few days and loving it! (Happy 3000).
First, I'm lookin' to adpot a ferret. If anyone knows of any in the
Eastern Iowa area, please let me know.
Second, my very first ferret (Fossa) crossed the Bridge in December, 1998,
and I never was given a satisfactory answer from the vet as to what
happened (unfortunately, I had just moved to Philly and had not established
a good vet linkage yet). Fossa began to become lethargic (refused to eat
or drink) and his pee -- and only his pee -- turned green. I took him to
an animal hospital and they treated him for dehydration but suggested that
I take him to a more knowledgeable vet in the morning (they gave me a
reference). I did that and the second vet did not seem to know much more
than the first, but did give a diagnosis: autoimmune hemolytic anemia. He
gave intravenous fluids, prescibed prednisone (i believe -- but don't hold
me to it) and said to give him a call if things didn't improve. Well, they
did. Unfortunately, one week later, a woke to a scream; Fossa was in a
major tonic-clonic seizure and had stopped breathing. I couldn't get to
the vet fast enough.
Has anyone ever heard of this in ferrets (the vet hadn't)? If not, can
anyone give a more satisfactory explanation?
Thanks!
-- Andy, Lily, and Tripod Bob
"If you perceive that there are four possible ways in which a procedure can
go wrong, and circumvent these, then a fifth way will promptly develop."
- Fourth Corollary to Murphy's Law
[Posted in FML issue 3003]
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