>I tried to find an answer in the archives but didn't.
>
>When our ferts have surgery what kind of pain do they have afterwards?
>Are they given pain medication for the first few days while in the Drs.
>care?  Three of mine have had surgeries and I just hadn't thought about
>this part of the procedure.  One is going in for adrenal and insulinoma
>surgery Mon and I was thinking about it.  Hopefully I will talk with the
>Dr. today but thought someone on here might be able to answer this for
>me.  REALLY bothers me to think of them being in pain.
 
I'm a huge believer in pain meds.  I use torbugesic before surgery to
decrease interoperative pain, and give more if needed.  I've found
however, that if I give pain meds to ferrets, they often become too active
post op, so I'm more likely to use something that will encourage sleep.
 
Hope this helps,
-Dr. Karen
 
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