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My ferret has diarrhea, antibiotics failed. What helps with adrenal tumor?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Exotic | Unknown - Exotic | Male | 5 years and 7 months old | 2.3 lbs

My ferret has been taken smz tmp for almost a week still has diarrhea what else will help with that. He has a adrenal tumor

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Answered By Miranda Sadar, DVM, DACZM

Veterinarian

Published on July 2nd, 2018

If Nibbles was being treated with the antibiotics for diarrhea and the diarrhea has not improved or resolved, it could be that he needs a different antibiotic. I would recommend contacting the veterinarian who prescribed the antibiotics to let them know about the lack of improvement, and they may recommend switching the antibiotics. Additionally, they may recommend collecting a sample of the feces to evaluate it under the microscope, and potentially culturing a sample to see what bacteria grows. I hope that helps to answer your question, and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

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