Rocky has some hind-leg weakness and a bit of weight loss. He is 6 yrs
old now. I brought him to my vet last week. He did blood tests, which
didn't come in until after the vet was out of the country until April
1. Another vet from the practice who does not see ferrets told me his
glucose was low (55), Alkaline Phosphatase is high (124) and Creatinine
slightly high (1.0).

She thought that maybe I shouldn't wait for my vet to come back, so I
made an appt. with a vet who is an exotics specialist I met once. I
know from speaking with him that he is very aggressive with surgery,
but also very experienced. He's also further away and more expensive.
I didn't like him as much as my vet, but my vet doesn't have as much
experience and few ferret patients.

What do you think? Could I wait another week and a half, or should I
bring him in now?

I don't know what the right thing to do is and I am freaking out as
Rocky is my first and only ferret and this is the first sign of serious
illness. I don't know if I'll be able to handle it.

Thanks to all,
Shron & rocky

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