Tino went back to the vet's yesterday for a checkup. The previously enlarged lymph nodes have gotten larger, and a few more became apparent and his belly was a bit swollen so I decided to take him in. His spleen, liver, and kidneys seemed normal size to his vet, so the belly bloat is probably from a helicobacter bacteria and he is on a round of Clavamox for that. That took care of his belly bloat when we were in there the end of April, so I hope it will this time too. He otherwise has a great appetite and is active and curious for a 9year old ferret. His hair doesn't seem to have grown in much since the melatonin implant was put in, but I do think it's loss has halted. We discussed doing another melatonin implant (the current thinking is they last 3-4 months) but because of his lymphoma and lack of any other clinical signs of adrenal expect for the hair loss, we are foregoing that for now. We discussed pred for the lymphoma but since he is doing good and eating, and with his adrenal, again we are opting for just leaving things as is. Heart and lungs sounded fine and his vet (and me) are pleasantly surprised at how well he has done. Tino was honored to be Getbig's Ferret of the Month for July.
does that thing just crap anywhere or is it smart enough to crawl into a litter box (or shoe box or something) ?
