I really wish that I could post more often- but I do want you to know that
I do read every post- even if it's two days later!  LOL.  Anyways- Charlie
seems to finally be recovering.  He has eaten dry kibble, on his own for
the past two days.  He is actually, as I write this, beating up on Popcorn!
His stool is normal again- so the ECE seems to have resided and the hair on
his belly is already growing back from surgery.  Norman is another story..
I had another vet at the same clinc do a Cryosentesis (taking urine
directly from the bladder).  His WBC was 60-65!!  (normal is >5).  So- we
sent it off for a culture.  We should know in 3-4 days.  He is acting much
better- his hair all grew back and he's active- just his WBC keeps rising
in his urine... we'll see.
 
A few questions..  I was playing "how many ribs does a ferret have" with
Sampson (basically tickling him as he grunted and puffed) but he war danced
away before I coul count... so for the record..  how many ribs DOES a
ferret have?
 
Also- we are ECE contagious, basically considered to be forever.  Yet, if
anyone studied any of our babies, they would never know this.  My question
is to the shelters.  I was reading all the posts about incubation and I was
wondering what you do about ECE.  A big shelter down here (in Miami) just
shut down due to ECE- so if you are not yet contaminated- how do you kepp
from being??
 
Dooks to all.  My heart goes out to all those lost in the past few weeks.
Some times I can't read the posts because I'm crying already and I have to
come back to them.  What a winderful place this is (the FML) where we can
express our pain and get such comfort from doing so!!
 
Take care all- you AND your fuzzies!!!
-Michelle and the frenzied 11
[Posted in FML issue 3035]