state of the weasels
Apr. 11th, 2009 08:31 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alonewiththemoonWe had a vet appointment today, for Sisutl's rabies shot and for Ianto to get looked at since we were already going to be there anyway. Turns out it was a good thing I'd made the appointment for him, as Friday morning he had his first seizure in weeks :-( It turns out that the ferrets had a raging case of ear mites, poor things! I have no idea how they got them--it's enough to make one believe in spontaneous generation, because they haven't been in contact with any other animals. The vet said though that ear mites can hang around in very small numbers for a while before their population explodes, so maybe that's what happened. I got to look through the otoscope and see all the little mites in Ianto's ears, ugh. The theory about his seizure yesterday is that the ear mites had him so down and distracted that he didn't eat enough, and thus crashed. Sissy's been extra bitey lately, and the ear mites are the probable culprit there too. After seeing them through the otoscope I can say I believe having ear mites would make me pretty cranky and bitey too. So, eardrops today, and eardrops in another two weeks. They should be feeling better already, since the stuff kills adult mites on contact. The second dose is to take care of any eggs that hatch in the meanwhile.
Although I'm not happy they had ear mites, it's much better than Ianto's insulimona getting worse, and it's an easy problem to fix. Interestingly, the vet thinks he's probably about seven years old, judging by the degree of clouding in his corneas (happens to ferrets as they age). Last May the shelter told us he was two years old. Ah well. I'm very glad we adopted him regardless of his age, because he's a great ferret. And I have to say, he's in very good shape for a seven year old with insulinoma, so knowing his real age provides a comforting kind of perspective.
Poor Sissy did not have a good day, between having stuff squirted in her ears, a benadryl shot, a rabies shot and a Lupron shot, plus various other indignities. But I'm very proud of her for not biting anybody :-)
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Although I'm not happy they had ear mites, it's much better than Ianto's insulimona getting worse, and it's an easy problem to fix. Interestingly, the vet thinks he's probably about seven years old, judging by the degree of clouding in his corneas (happens to ferrets as they age). Last May the shelter told us he was two years old. Ah well. I'm very glad we adopted him regardless of his age, because he's a great ferret. And I have to say, he's in very good shape for a seven year old with insulinoma, so knowing his real age provides a comforting kind of perspective.
Poor Sissy did not have a good day, between having stuff squirted in her ears, a benadryl shot, a rabies shot and a Lupron shot, plus various other indignities. But I'm very proud of her for not biting anybody :-)
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