We got good news with Hilbert in that it is asthma rather than heart disease or a lung infection. He may be more inclined to lung infection during this, though, so he is having an antihistamine and antibiotic, but if he worsens Theophylline will be compounded for him to also get. His asthma wasn't as bad down there which may help narrow down which pollen is getting him. We suspect it is the weed plantain which is very prevalent in a neighboring wetland. (We live in a ridge and swamp ecological region in the NE US.) Thank goodness for useful tests like chest x-rays! Sukie (not a vet) Recommended ferret health links: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/ http://ferrethealth.org/archive/ http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/ http://www.ferretcongress.org/ http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html [Posted in FML 5997]
