u/Dull-Praline7625

Neurological issues - 2 year old ferret

Hello!! It’s been almost one month of investigation for weak limb for my 2-year old female, Cacao.
The first guess was Lymphoma, but after a surgical biopsy it was confirmed it is benign.
Today, at the follow up appointment the doctor suggest based on leg response that she may have something neurological but altogether with her 4k biopsy + 1K in vet visits, having a MRI (estimate 5-7k) is out of my budget right now. Doctor will call me later with options as she is gathering third and fourth’s opinions on the case. She is a bit reluctant in putting cacao under corticosteroids due side effects. Does anyone struggle with Neurological issues and have any tips ?

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u/Dull-Praline7625 — 5 days ago
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Hello!

My sweet girl — Cacao — is in stage of Lymphoma diagnosis. She presented some limb weakness on Friday, and today at vet I could feel nodes in several parts of her body — I don’t know if this is an indication of late-stage. Pls offer guidance if you have.

We did blood work mainly to check kidney activity — which I also don’t think the vet wants to scare me, but may be the more affected area based on the nodes.

Then she will have a biopsy and final protocol for treatment/ care

At right now, she is separated from her sister — which also recently got diagnosed with adrenal disease and struggled with treatment, but all under control for now!

She is also under Gabapentin for pain, even though she doesn’t complain, and Meloxicam as anti inflammatory, for 7 days! Which ofc I will follow vet recommendations.

She is about 3 years old, and I adopted them both in January. So it seems a sweet-sour journey!

Would like to know if you guys have information of how much will be treatment and for how long for those who experienced the same. Any hints also for raw diet, to make it stronger for her, and any other tips or useful information that has worked for you in the past or currently.

Thank you!

u/Dull-Praline7625 — 26 days ago