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Post by ttfr on Feb 15, 2011 12:18:26 GMT -5
Go figure that dingo in the end would need his own medicl blog. The poor boy has had it rough. He went through atleast 4 homes between 08-10 and than lost his best freind in December of 10. Basics: Dingo is roughly 6-7 yrs old with adrenal disease, a cyst on his manhood, Bladder problems, Bad teeth, and now depression. Too start off the new bloggy. How can I make him eat more? He leveled off on the loosing weight before I did a ferret meetup with three ferrets from two different homes. He met a buddy and than everyone went home. Now he is lossing weight again and looking just..depressed. I didn't think too much of his weight loss untill today when he looked ragid. All he is is fur, bones, a little bit of weight. He also was sniffing all the ferrets almost like he was looking for someone inparticular. ???I felt like crying for his loss. The ferret holder wouldn't work for him because he isn't a human bonder. He really loves his buddys and has really only just started to let me hold him. My thought is to ship him off to his new buddys house for a few days just to see how his eating gets, and if he just feels better. Is it a decent experiment since he seems to have gotten sadder after they left?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2011 12:38:11 GMT -5
I'm concerned about the idea of sending him for a temporary visit to a new house. As you said, Dingo has been shuffled around a lot in his little life and he most likely will associate this as another "being dumped" scenario. He wont know you plan to come back for him and his depression may get worse. Can you borrow said ferret-friend?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2011 13:36:16 GMT -5
Hi Jacksmomma, I am the ferret friend's mom. My little Mojito and Dingo hit it off like two peas in a pod and I would be more than willing to lend Mojito to them but I am currently worried for his health too. He has been loosing weight too (combined with a another issue that I posted on but has seemed to clear up now) I am trying to get him to a vet, I just need time off of work. Recently though its just been the weight loss and last weekend our apartment flooded and we had to emergancy move- thats when he got really bad. Luckily though the whole thing landed my fiancee and I in a 2 bedroom apt, the second bedroom is for the fuzzies and we want to watch him really close to see if he improves. Plus, although he isnt very bonded with me but he is incredibly attached to my fiancee and Im scared that he'd feel deserted... I worry that this wouldnt be a good idea with him either but we do want to help
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2011 13:44:27 GMT -5
It's a very difficult situation you all are dealing with. I haven't had to deal with ferretty emotions *yet* so my two cents may not be worth anything. Heather will pop in with better advice i'm sure.
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Post by Heather on Feb 15, 2011 13:53:08 GMT -5
Instability for either ferret is probably not a good idea at this time. If you can get them together to play, great but the problem with rescues is their bonding to their human and to their own space. Ferrets are territorial and even if it doesn't appear so, they have their own space and boundaries. I would suggest to both of you to get some RR (rescue remedy), apply this to their water and to their ears and noses. If you can get them together to play that's even better. At the moment I would not consider housing them out a good option. Unfortunately, at this time of year, it's hard to tell what weight loss is health related and what is seasonal loss. My guys are all down about 2 oz on the last weigh in, that being said don't ignore the weight loss in your little ones. Try hand feeding high fat soupies and some one on one care. I'm presently doing the same thing as Yuri is mourning the loss of his friend Napoleon. There is no fast cure, just being consistent and being there is the only thing that can be done. Hand feeding is about the only way to guarantee that they are getting their nutritional needs met. ciao
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2011 13:57:01 GMT -5
Instability for either ferret is probably not a good idea at this time. If you can get them together to play, great but the problem with rescues is their bonding to their human and to their own space. Ferrets are territorial and even if it doesn't appear so, they have their own space and boundaries. I would suggest to both of you to get some RR (rescue remedy), apply this to their water and to their ears and noses. If you can get them together to play that's even better. At the moment I would not consider housing them out a good option. Unfortunately, at this time of year, it's hard to tell what weight loss is health related and what is seasonal loss. My guys are all down about 2 oz on the last weigh in, that being said don't ignore the weight loss in your little ones. Try hand feeding high fat soupies and some one on one care. I'm presently doing the same thing as Yuri is mourning the loss of his friend Napoleon. There is no fast cure, just being consistent and being there is the only thing that can be done. Hand feeding is about the only way to guarantee that they are getting their nutritional needs met. ciao Thank you Heather
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Post by ttfr on Feb 15, 2011 14:47:38 GMT -5
I guess friday we are doing a ferret groupie.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2011 16:54:23 GMT -5
Yes ma'm
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Post by Sherry on Feb 16, 2011 10:21:44 GMT -5
Good luck, both of you! And I second the hand feeding for Dingo especially. With all the losses he's had, it wouldn't be uncommon for them to simply give up Also- the hand feeding really helps them bond more closely with you as well.
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Post by ttfr on Feb 16, 2011 21:14:33 GMT -5
Dingo's going to the vet tomorow. He had a very large bladder today and leaked gook. He also had some stability problems, noticed his tail getting a little thin, and he's lost alot of weight. I am going to see if they can't recomend a medication to help him pee since he is on adrenal meds.
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Post by Sherry on Feb 16, 2011 21:40:40 GMT -5
Can't remember the name right now, but what it does is help to shrink the prostate, so it's not blocking the urethra. Poor boy
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Post by Heather on Feb 16, 2011 22:01:42 GMT -5
The drug you're trying to think about is propecia. It helps shrink the prostate in the case of secondary inflammation in the case of adrenal. It doesn't work as well as lupron but if lupron doesn't work this will help ciao
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Post by ttfr on Feb 16, 2011 22:08:38 GMT -5
I found a list of meds from FHL. Trying to do prep work incase my vet doesn't know what to recomend.
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Post by Sherry on Feb 16, 2011 22:23:38 GMT -5
That's always a good idea.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2011 23:09:00 GMT -5
The medication you're thinking about is probably finasteride. Other meds can be used... casodex and flutamide come to mind)
most of these drugs alleviate symptoms and do not control disease like the Deslorelin and lupron do. It's usually recommended to continue with the Des. or lupron and add the other meds. along with it. some of these other drugs require periodic blood work monitor the health of the liver/kidneys. For these reasons, treatment can get expensive. But they can be helpful.
I will try to find an article I ran into recently - we can get it stickied in the meds section so it does not get buried in the middle of a thread.
-jennifer
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