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Post by Jamie on Nov 20, 2019 12:45:21 GMT -5
Hi! I have two ferrets who I love very much. One was recently diagnosed with a lytic bone lesion in his left front leg. The vet is telling us that the best way to treat it is to amputate his leg. Obviously we're very worried and we want to do whatever is best for him. Have you ever had any experience with this type of issue? Have you had any ferrets missing a front leg? Thank you for your time.
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Post by ferrettroll on Nov 20, 2019 18:08:56 GMT -5
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cockneyferret
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Post by cockneyferret on Nov 20, 2019 19:25:11 GMT -5
Ferrets can cope well with 3 limbs, I know when I was young one of my grandfather's best hunters had previously lost a limb.
I would however make sure that you're not going into it blind and get as much information about the condition as possible.
Hope it all works out for the best
Cheers
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Post by Sherry on Nov 21, 2019 6:56:50 GMT -5
I agree, get whatever info you can. However, ferrets do VERY well as tripods.
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Post by Jamie on Nov 21, 2019 8:04:45 GMT -5
Thank you for the articles! I found the first one to be particularly helpful. And thank you everyone! Hearing that they do well as tripods is definitely comforting. Based on research I've been doing it sounds like amputation is basically the only way to go. I've read a few conflicting things about prognosis after amputation, so that's kind of my focus now.
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Post by unclejoe on Nov 21, 2019 19:52:24 GMT -5
I fostered a male with an amputation at the knee. I felt bad that he propelled himself banging one leg on the floor, but it didn't slow him down any. Didn't even have any bruising at the stump.
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