Pray for Meechy

Hi guys,
Busy couple days....3 days ago I went into Meechys room and noticed 3 piles of vomit. He was still acting like himself so i thought nothing of it. 2 days ago he was acting sleepier than usual...lethargic almost...yesterday I came home from work and grabbed him, and noticed diarhia on his bum whih is extremely unusual for him, and he is a clean boy. I called the vet and they said bring him in asap. They gave him fluids under the skin as he was dehydrated. They gave him barrium orally. This morning ai noticed a tiny tiny white poop but that was all. Still no eating or drinking, only sleeping. I am on my way bsck to the vet for an xray to find out if he has swallowed a foreign object that is trapped in his tummy. 300 dollars already...if he needs surgery it will be 800-1300, which I cannot afford but ai will make it work as I will do anything for my boy. I feel so guilty, like i dod something wrong. The vet reasured me last night that even vets who own ferrets cannot compleyely ferret proof their homes. My poor boy he looks like hes lost weight and all he does is sleep. Wish him luck guys :'( I will post after the xray and let you know what the Vet says.

OH no!  NOt Meechy!  Prayers for you and our Ferret of the MOnth!

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Thanks unclejoe. Hes at the vets right now getting xrays, fluids, pain meds, and some recovery supplement. Xray results will tell us if he needs surgery...

Just got back from the vet.llhe does need surgery. She wants to get him in tomorrow morning. Is exploratroy surgey the same...like she said 600$ roughly...for exploratory. Will they remove the blockage while doing the exploratory? Thanks guys :(

That's kind of ambiguous, like she's looking for something.  If she finds a problem, and it can be corrected, she'll most likely do it then rather than go back in later.  It could mean that there is a problem but she can't tell from the x-rays if it can be corrected.  Did she say what she found?  Continued thoughts and prayers.  Hang in there Meechy!

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She coukd deffinitly see there was something blocking him up, the barrium was very visibly stopped at one point. He also had a lot of blockage lower down, which coukd either be more of whatever he ate, or backed up feces, which she thinks that is what it is. Ive got some carniore caremfor him, to try every couple hours to get some nutriion in him, and ive also got some white stuff which is like pepto bismol, to help line his tummy so it doesnt hurt as much. 

Is he grinding his teeth? if so he will most likely have a a pain in the stomach refusing him to poop. What colour was his throw up? Green usually shows signs of ECE

other script is most likely carafate (sucralfate)  It's like pepto bismol.  I really hope he's ok.  Best wishes.

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Yeah the other script is sulcarafate unclejoe, i hope it helps him. I gave him some carnivor care via syringe and got 4 small syringes into him orally. He seemed to like it. Both vets said its highly unlikely its ECE as i asked them about that as well. He hasnt been introduced to any new ferrets other than Mina a month ago, and she was in a single ferret home, they also said ECE comes on a lot quicker. His vomit was normal, food colored, like beige. This surgery will be stressful finacally, im only 22 and a student and a waitress. But I will do anything for him. Im very curious to see what it is he ate, once everything is over.nRecovery for him will be tough afterwards and requie a lot of dilligence on my part, but whatever I can do i will. The vet said the fact that he is young, and healthy and sturdy will make his recovery go more smoothly as well as the surery.

I don't know if your vet takes care credit, but it's worth a shot.  It only takes a few minutes to get approved.  No interest for 6 months.  I'm a student, too, and I got approved.

http://www.carecredit.com/

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Best wishes to you and your baby

Hey guys!

So I just dropped Meechy of for surgery. The vet is allowig me to do a payment plan, I am so grateful. Wish him luck! Hes a trooper he will be fine, and spoiled. The vet is also doing laser therapy on his abdomen, it was only an extra 30$ they said it helps with healing and pain. I am so excited to go pick him up in 4 hours. Thank you for the support guys. As soon as I dropped him off at the vet, it felt like a giant weight was lifted off my chest. I kmow thats where he will get the best care :)

That's great that vet will work with you.  Check in to care credit anyway.  It's good for emergencies.  Keeping Meechy in our thoughts and prayers.

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HELLO AGAIN GUYS!

Good news, Meechy is out of surgery! It went quite quick actually, I was worried when they call because of how quick it was! The single obstruction....which she said seems to ne a peice of cartilage or bone, and that I might be able to identify it! Where in the heck did he get bone from....anyways, it all went well, he does have some slight ulceration on a spot in his intestine, but she said that is normal because thier dogestive systems are sensitive, and could also have a stress factor to it. So lots of carnivpre care supplement, liquids, the pepto stuff, and pain killers. Also pro-biotics. I made his room as comfy as he could dream of. Now just to pick him up in an hour, put him to bed, and then head to my waotressing job for a couple hours! 

Great news!  Sending healing thoughts to little one.

Awesome!  I hope he recovers quickly.  Ask if they take care credit.  It only takes a minute to apply.  I wish I had it when we were dealing with Poppy.  But I'm glad the vet will let you make payments.  most of them don't.  Get well Soon, Meechy!

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That's great! Meechy must be very strong.

Hi friends :)

So my boy has been home for a couple hours now. I just gave him his sulcarfate, florentero, carnivore care, and morphine before bed (well, all day is bed for him now, haha) You guys will not believe what it was stuck in him. Vet didn't take a close look and thought it may be a peice of suasage. 

I felt SO guilty as I had given him a tiny peice right before all this started happened. They have me the FB they removed to take home. Me, being the curious person I am, as soon I got home I opened up the jar and grabbed it. It was a darker color, like his stomach had tried to eat it, and i thought no way this is suasage. I pulled hard and ripped the peice in half. It is red rubber. From a red rubber dog ball he chewed up TWO MONTHS AGO!!! I am mind blown! As soon as i saw he chewed the toy I removed it but it was already too late, the next day he pooped it all out (red rubber bits in his poop) WELL i guess he didnt poop ALL of it out!

 I wil attach a picture of it on here. Im so happy he is okay, the spot of the incision looks painful for my poor boy, but i craddle him on his back when giving medications as to not hurt the stitches. Hes shaved on the tummy, as well as his arm that the IV was in. Poor Meechy, not feeling well AND  terrible hair cut!! Haha :) thanks for the support guys, and my boyfriend just told me to tell you guys thank you from him as well. Were through the toughest part, now it is just on me to be dilligent with his feeding, and medications, which is my #1 priority above anything else. Thanks again guys, here is the infamous foreign body! ( I broke it in half in my detective work)

0h Wow that's scary to think it could take that long to cause problems.  Glad he's home.

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Hey, quick update. Meechy is doing great, hes soo hungry, eating every moment he can. Hes back to his old self. Now just for his tummy to heal, hes gettimg his stitches out on Dec.9 and im off to grab some aloe vera for the incsicion (vet said it will help it heal faster)

Thats the bfs hairy arm by the way, haha not mine!

Looks good....glad to hear that he is feeling better.  YEAH!

Aww Meechy got a Zipper.  Hang tough, dude.

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How is Meechy doing?  It's been a week since his last update.

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Hey! :) sorry for the time between updates, but its a lot of work taking care of a recovering ferret! Good news, he is AMAZING. Hes eatin like a pig, has almost put all his weight back on that he lost, and playing and dooking and terrorizing Mina like his normal self. I made him take it easy for the first 4 or 5 days, that was a task in its own, haha. I coukd tell he wanted to run and jump and steal things soooo badly, but I was scared he woukd rip a stitch! After work todaym I come home and grab him, and then we head to the vet to take his stitches out!! :) meechys zipper is going bye-bye! I will post pics when I am home. His fur has already started to grow  back as well, so he has a stubbly tummy  its amazing that one little peice of rubber had my baby looking like he was knocking om deaths door, and then almost immediatly after suergey it was as if nothing had happened. The vet said he would bounce back quickly, but i would have never hoped for this! :D

They are amazing.  People say they hide pain well, but sometimes you have to wonder if they feel any at all!

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It is amazing. I am so excited for him to get rid of his zipper! It's so rough and crude looking!

Hi guys! Meechy got the rest of his stitches out today! Hes gained .1 kilo back! Today was his last vet visit! Hes all better ♥♥♥

Yay!

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Yeah Meechy!  Thanks for updates......May Meechy have a Merry Christmas.

So glad Meechy was ok! I am sorry I didn't reply earlier I must have missed this thread. So scary to think of all the things they can eat and what could possibly get stuck. Think I will go check my house now!

Glad he's doing well and feeling better :D 

Thanks Guys! And I know Seelen...I thought I had 'ferret proofed' and never thought he could eat through a DOG BALL! He weighs 2.5 pounds!? How can he chew through it and a dog cant!  Merry Christmas Everyone!!! :D