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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2011 13:54:15 GMT -5
Thought someone might be interested in seeing these. The yellowish tint is from jaundice. This picture is actually an improvement. You can see the yellow/orange on the edge of the shaved area. Was the whole abdomen. Thankfully never progressed to his gums or eyes being yellow. Not sure it would be as noticeable with out him having been shaved from surgery, or if he wasn't so white. The tinge was noticeable on all the shaved areas first, and i think helped us catch it faster.  More recent, almost completely gone.  |
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Post by katt on Jun 5, 2011 14:33:00 GMT -5
Oh my look at how shiny his coat is...!!!!  I want a DEW! Thanks for sharing the pictures! Is it ok with you if I add them to the medical pictures thread? I'm glad he's getting better.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2011 19:18:51 GMT -5
lol his fur has come back nicely, ou can't see the scar at all anymore.
I wish I'd thought to take one when he was really yellow/brown, was just to worried to pick up camera lol
no prob Katt thats why I shared them, i wasn't sure what it was at first and it's good to see to catch early.
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Post by Sherry on Jun 5, 2011 21:14:32 GMT -5
So glad he's recovered from it! Jaundice can be pretty scary stuff.
What was the treatment for it, if I may ask?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2011 21:28:33 GMT -5
Vet said for cats with jaundice the force feeding/ water every few hrs is normal protocol. Dont know if that meant she'd not seen it in ferrets or not, but thats what we followed.
He was a little different and had different needs that didn't really have to do with the jaundice, as in food was very watered down and was only to take 2cc every couple hours.
At the start he wasn't eating at all so we syringe fed every couple hours with a syringe of water. Once he started eating on his own we offered food every couple hours. I keep up the water syringe every couple hours for a few days after to be sure he was getting enough and was truly on the mend.
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Post by Sherry on Jun 5, 2011 21:30:31 GMT -5
It obviously worked! I'm just surprised the vet didn't give some kind of meds to help battle it. Although I've no idea what it would be for jaundice!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2011 21:36:48 GMT -5
Me too Sherry. She never mentioned anything. Though I do at times get the feeling she hasn't given Neka much hope when he gets sick, as it's been weird stuff. She could just be being honest with the facts but she is never overly hopeful, and he's surpassed anything she ever predicted for him.
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Post by Sherry on Jun 5, 2011 22:38:20 GMT -5
Well, she's helped pull him through(I hope it was her!), so she's not doing too bad a job  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2011 23:04:13 GMT -5
LOL yes she's been invaluable! I do appreciate the honesty... just hate having brought her two situations that confused her ... and she IS an experienced ferret vet.... we just brought her more experience! |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2011 6:00:06 GMT -5
Thanks for the pics - he is a pretty little guy  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2011 7:17:55 GMT -5
What's going on with the jaundice? Have you done bloodwork? x-rays/ultrasound? fecal? Has your ferret lost a lot of weight lately? What is your vet saying about this?
Most of the time your ferret will be put on some antibiotics because ferrets can get hepatobiliary issues that may be helped with antibiotic. Coccidia can even affect the hepatobiliary system.
-jennifer
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2011 12:49:29 GMT -5
Hi Jennifer,
Yes Neka has been pretty sick since mid april, resulting in weight loss and severe dehydration.
It's a long story, and you can't see it too well in the pictures but he had surgery for a blockage, then got sick again due to... well the healing process, the tube near the stomach that they cut to remove blockage is not stretching well, so he's on pureed food. He had antibiotics after the surgery.
The vet felt the jaundice was due to him refusing to eat/drink again a few weeks after surgery and wanted to see if we could get him back on track to see if the jaundice would resolve itself on it's own, which it did.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2011 14:03:18 GMT -5
OK, I'm glad to hear that things are getting better. Sounds like he had a case of hepatic lipidosis. This happens when ferrets are not eating enough and begin to rapidly pull energy from fats, including those in the liver. This results in elevated ALT with some liver damage. The liver is good at healing/regenerating. Please hug your little guy for me. He's adorable -jennifer |
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Post by Sherry on Jun 7, 2011 20:00:18 GMT -5
I never realized hepatic lipidosis could result in jaundice! That's good to know.
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I want a DEW! 
