https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/12663/ferret-with-retrobulbar-issues Once again I am being stumped by exotic cases this week. All good fun :) Current case is a MN ferret (age unknown, as is a rescue, but likely middle aged). Seen by a colleague a few times earlier in August with prominent L eyeball as if retrobulbar abscessen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/71329?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 10 Sep 2012 09:38:43 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:d0b448b3-3bb5-44f3-8e2d-db49fae55b60Sandra Milburn<p>thanks all. Hahaha, not quite sure what planet (or tipple) I was on re the x-ray of the soul bit, well spotted Evelyn ;)</p> <p>Will see what I can do for this little critter, from what I have read &#39;proper&#39; surgery is the way to go, but not sure my ferret anatomy is up to scratch enough!</p> <p>Thanks for all the input!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/71238?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 07 Sep 2012 22:44:25 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:a2be0f6e-1615-4214-8f72-d51489836899Utlendigur<p>I saw a Pekingese which developed a zygomatic mucocoele after a fight with his brother - the exophthalmus was fairly spectacular<img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/emoticons/v2/Shocked_smiley.png" alt="Shocked" /> - so much so I ended up having to suture his eyelids together to stop his eye falling out and keep the cornea lubricated enough. The treatment I&#39;d read as suggested at the time was to use a blunt probe through a little stab incision near the molar to try to create drainage (getting the same clear gloop as you) - along with nsaids, it worked<img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/emoticons/v2/Oh_my_God_smiley.png" alt="Surprised" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/71231?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:40:09 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:2c4e4810-7091-42d9-8386-d7abf8012731james herriot lied<p>[quote user=&quot;Evelyn Barbour-Hill&quot;] <p>[quote user=&quot;Sandra Patzner&quot;] and x-rays of soul[/quote]</p> <p>ah, that&#39;s something each of us needs from time to time. Some participants might need an&nbsp;xray to see if they have one at all. <img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/emoticons/v2/Winking_smiley.gif" alt="Wink" /></p> <div style="CLEAR:both;"></div> [/quote]</p> <p>Dunno about x-rays. Exorcism, more like.</p> <p>Another great snippet of information gleaned from vetsurgeon. Thanks, Nix: the law of sod being what it is, I&#39;ll have seen one of these by the end of next week, and will now appear knowledgeable and competent. <img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/emoticons/v2/Very_happy_smiley.png" alt="Very happy" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/71228?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:08:28 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:942b304d-5a50-4f88-9fdc-eba98350e49dEvelyn Barbour-Hill<p>[quote user=&quot;Sandra Patzner&quot;] and x-rays of soul[/quote]</p> <p>ah, that&#39;s something each of us needs from time to time. Some participants might need an&nbsp;xray to see if they have one at all. <img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/emoticons/v2/Winking_smiley.gif" alt="Wink" /></p> <p>Sorry, couldn&#39;t resist it. <img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/emoticons/v2/kiss.png" alt="Kiss" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/71175?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 07 Sep 2012 12:23:52 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:10447718-4ae8-4a1d-adc4-6a0e151945f7Nixthevet<p>I believe ferrets can suffer from zygomatic salivary mucocoeles and that this causes exophthalmos- it sounds like your fluid might have been saliva so this could eb your answer&gt;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>