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Patient: Male, Champagne Ferret, Private Breeder approx. 4 years old, ---- gm
Diagnosed Aliments: Lymphoma, Cardiomyopathy (dilated with a faulty valve)
Highly Suspected Aliments: Adrenal (not officially tested for but HIGHLY likely)
He has two vets. A general vet and a holistic vet. The holistic vet is Dr. Ronald Anders in Ohio. My only complaint so far is that this vet recommended a way WAY higher starting dosage than is normally prescribed. His body is already under enough stress without that. It was knocked it down immediately after the first night's scare to the usual starting dose of 1/8 a US teaspoon every day. They plan to up it to the higher prescribed dose gradually. Details to follow.
RONALD ANDERS , DVM BS
COUNTY ANIMAL CLINIC
604 NORTH MILL ST
COLDWATER , OH 45858
Phone: 419-678-3610
Fax: 419-678-4838
Modalities Practiced:
Acupuncture
Acupuncture (International Veterinary Acupuncture Society certified)
Bach Flower Remedies
Chinese Herbs
Chiropractic
Clinical Nutrition
Color Therapy
Conventional Medicine
Nutrition
Western Herbs
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TCM DIAGNOSIS:
TCM to address KIDNEY YIN; LIVER QI; LIVER BLOOD; SPLEEN QI;AND PROMOTE YIN.
His whole mouth is purple. (due to blood stagnation) I also asked him if he thought a lot of his belly weight/mass was fluid, and he thought it was entirely possible. He said the fluid was part of the problem, in that it affected the heat of the body. The fluid tries to cool it down. On the follow-up visit, the holistic vet said he felt the bloating in the belly was fluid. (Dr Higgins, the conventional vet, felt it was fat).
REGARDING FLUID BUILDUP:
Bloating looks like a ferret whose organs are swelling up from disease and he is just 'big'. He is hard. Sometimes, it looks like he is pretty uncomfortable. My best guess, is, it is a little bit of several things going on. Enlarged liver, spleen, and other organs, extra fat laying down due to the pred, and a bit of extra fluid, although more furosemide should keep that pulled off.
As to what is causing the fluid build up, pred will cause fluid retention. A poorly functioning heart will cause fluid retention, and lymphoma, itself, will cause fluid leakage. Plus, if his kidneys are not functioning properly, that can also cause fluid build-up.
General anti-inflammatory: TURMERIC
dosage: 1/10 gram every day once a day. Ideally given on an empty stomach, but bowing to necessity, given with food in this case.
Glandular Therapy: Adrenal, Lymph, Heart
dosage: 10mg of EACH every day once a day. (Amount is crushed and then eye-balled for approximate measure. Remember it is only a 'food substance'.)
Essiac
dosage: 08/17/2007 - 10/18/2007. Stopped after 2 months of use. (Previously, 1.0ml twice a day.) Restarted on ------ at ---- dosage levels.
2 Chinese Medicines:
dosage: 1/8 US teaspoon (1/4 gram) every day once a day for first month. (The two formulas are mixed together.) After the first month dose increased to same amount twice a day.
Ba zhen tang (Eight Treasure Decoction):
Best Information
Follow Up Link 1
Follow Up Link 2
Ba Wei Di Huang Wan (Eight-Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia):
Best Information
Follow Up Link 2
Yes, by reading the Chinese name, I can tell you this is the same formula as the one right above. This is just a classic example of the 'new lettering system' wrecking havoc on the English name. Another example you might remember is how Beijing changed to its current name of Peiking. Same place, they just changed the way the wrote it in English.
Furosemide, for the heart
dosage: 0.2 ml 4 times a day
Enalapril, for the heart (probably the most helpful heart med for him)
dosage: 1/8 of a 2.5 mg tablet 1 times a day at bedtime
Prednisolone, for lymphoma
dosage: 1.0 ml in morning feeding
Metoclopramide
dosage: 0.5 ml 3 times a day
Disclaimer: I am not a DVM. Advice is offered after my own extensive research and/or experience and should be undertaken at your own risk. Consult with your licensed DVM before undertaking any treatment!
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