Wouldn't an opiate, such as vetrinary lomotil,cause the muscle action to slow? J ... odds ... not ... variations. ... body ... could ... also ... which ... ...
Hi Vicky, You certainly write a lot! I've had ferrets since 73 in Perth WA. and have seen 3 ferrets with cryptococosis since 97. Cases have been recorded in...
Jeff, This may give you what you want. :) J http://www.ferretcentral.org/faq/med/insulin.html. ... emails from new friends. Neo has a fairly large tumor that...
Does it also have similar prognosis to that of FIP? Can they be made asymptomatic, too? I have never heard of this ferret disease, that's why I'm asking,… ...
I can't help you with any confidence. I don't know what coconut coir is. All I can tell you is that I do not recommend giving any fruits or veggies because of...
... with cryptococosis since 97. > I'm in Florida and recently lost Sammy to cryptococcus. I have no idea how he got it but it was diagnosed thru pathology....
Metronidazole does come in injectible form at a concentration of 5mg/ml for veterinary use (don't know how it comes for human use). As far as I know, and I...
I can speak to the cost which can arise when treating a fungal disease, although what we were treating turned out to not be fungal... When Chiclet was one of...
The Ferret Central stuff is really old and for medical things badly outdated. (Having been among those who helped Pam write some parts of it I kind of know...
There are some opiates which help with intestinal motility. I've one of the reasons beyond pain control that some are useful short term after abdominal...
Nelli, this is so newly under study with few enough animals involved that many questions remain. I am hoping to get info after the December talk by the...
... hefty chunk of change. I don't recall Sammy's meds being terribly expensive. My expense was in the diagnosis. Apparently cryotococcus has to reach a...
Hello, I am new to this group. I was reffered to it by a friend so I thought I would try to find some infomation. I recently had to have some large masses...
Hello Sarah, I wish I could be more optimistic when it comes to mammary tumors.. I have seen it 2 times in 14 years of sheltering and both times the cancer...
If the mammory tumors are caused from excess hormones caused by the adrenal, removal of the adrenal gland may stop the excess hormones. I've had a couple with...
Hi Nelli, Unfortunately FIP in cats and FIP like disease in ferrets is real bad news. There is no cure for the corona virus, and no cure for the pet when they ...
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Hello everyone, I have a 6-year-old ferret, Biff, who has pneumonia. My vet said to give him his own cage while he's recovering (he lives with 5 other ferrets...
Sorry, i should have explained. Coconut coir is like Bed a Beast - a soil-like substance that comes in a brick that you soak in water. After becoming...
I was told by Dr. Williams that the info on this disease will be presented by the Spanish authors (part of the original Spanish and German team) at this year's...
I took my ferrets into the vets on Thursday to get their shots and to have 6 y.o. Komay's BG done. When the vet palpated her abdomen, the vet found a very...
I just wanted to add that other than the problems described she is still playful. That is what's really making this so heartbreaking and why I didn't notice...
My personal experience has been positive: I have used pumpkin (plain, canned puree) in my duck soup for over 6 years, per my very ferret savvy vet's...
Taz had his surgery yesterday and it seems to have gone fairly well. Vet *thinks* he got it all, but in one area there was no room to get a margin, so it may...
In what ways does insulinoma in ferrets differ from Adult-onset Nesidioblastosis, and is there any chance that -- since insulinoma cases vary so much in...
Hi Sarah, Yes, ferrets can develop mammary tumors. They are rare because most female ferrets are spayed. However adrenal gland disease overproduces the same...
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A new ultrasound technique has been showing up to be promising in studies. It is elastography. Currently, it is under study on malignancies because they are ...
I have been digging through the FHL archives and found lots of instances where people report luxated elbows, but all appear to be after some sort of injury,...
Komay has really gone downhill in a matter of hours. This morning she was playing with her Kong toy then later this afternoon she was weak and dehydrated. I...