From:
Vex@nucleus.com
Date: 2001-09-02 17:17:00 UTC
Subject: Skittles still needs a Vet opion on Pathology test PLEASE!
I just got the Pathology tests back and would like to see if there
are any other possibilities to what my baby might have it is just
there are alot of question marks beside each of the if's and the
pathologist has been questioned before whether they are experienced
in the diagnosis of a ferret so if you can please give me your
insight to possiblities please and Thank you
Test Name Normal Out of Range Units Reference Range
History: Blood taken with the ferret awake. Diarrhea for 5 weeks,
seems nauseous, as well vomit after eating, can stop if distracted
with activity. Other ferrets had diarrhea but improved after 1 week
on Chloramphememiol? No improvement.
General Panel
cbc with differential
White cell cnt 2.3L 10.9/L 4.0-18.2
CD-NEUTR 0.99 10e9/L
CD-LYMPHS 1.000 10e9/L
CD-MONOCYTES 0.129 10e9/L
CD-EOSINOPHILS 0.111 10e9/L
CD-BASOPHILS 0.035 10E9/l
MORHOLOGY T
-This is an automated differential, all absolute numbers are in SI
units.
-Platelet numbers are adequate
-Platelets clumped
-Rbc morphology normal
-Pathologist to review
-Variabilility in platelet size apparent
-Few stimulated lymphocytes present.
Red cell cnt 13.10 H 10.12/l 6.5-9.8
Hemoglobin 201 H g/l 126-180
Hematocrit 0.581 H l/l 0.420-0.550
Mean Corp Vol. 44 fl 42-56
Mean Corp Hemo-
Globin 15.4 pg 13.0-16.0
Mean Corp Hemo-
Globin conc 347 g/l 300-370
RDW 18.3
Platelet Vol. ---- fl
Chemistry screen ....
Glucose 4.0 mmol/l 3.0-7.2
Blood urea Nitrogen 8.3 mmol/l 5.9-14.0
Creatinine 78 umol/l 75-156
Bun/cr Ratio 27
Sodium 146 mmol/l 140-158
Potassium 3.9 L mmol/l 4.0-5.7
Na/K Ratio 37
Calcium 2.22 L mmol/l 2.31-2.70
Phosphorus 1.13 mmol/l 0.92-2.15
Total protein 58 g/l 50-74
Albumin 35 g/l 25-40
Globulin 23 L g/l 27-44
Albumin/Globulin Ratio 1.5 H 0.4-1.0
Bilirubin total 1 umol/l 0-10
Alkaline Phosphatase 142 H iu/l 20-110
Sgpt (alt) 378 H iu/l 87-340
Gamma gt 7 mmol/l 4-25
Chloride 110 mmol/l 110-118
Carbon Dioxide 23 mmol/l 18-26
Calculated
Osmolality 291.1 mmol/l
Anion Gap 17 07-19
Creatine Phosphokinase 762 H iu/l 35-245
Sgot (ast) unknown
**Preliminary** Smear revealed only depris - no organisms
Date/Time 08/28/01 11:04
No growth present after 72 hours.
SALMONELLA CHECK CONTINUE
COMMENT:TO15
LEUOPENIA, WITH NEUTROPENIA, VACCINATION HISTORY? PARVO?
HEMOCONCENTRATION/SPLENIC CONTRACTION LOW K LOSS, GI? INCREASES ALP
ALT? LIVER DISEASE? CHOLANGIOHEPATITIS, INCREASED CK? MUSCLE?
CONCERN ALSO RE SERSE BUT GLUCOSE IS OK.
I have been battling diarrhea and throwing up for the past 5 weeks we
thought in the start it was ECE but due to the length and in fact
before this illness hit I believed there was something else due to
weight loss and lack of energy but it was too late when the other
illness hit it seem to hit him hard. Skittles is on a bland diet
being force fed, pepto was administered but seems to make him gag or
throw up and stress him out. Stool is looses and seedytodays poop
looks more like bile. We just did a X-Ray and check to make sure
there is not a blockage even though you can feel everthing in
Skittles because he is sooo frail. Then the next step is an ultra
sound....I just would like other options and opions to this test and
see if they are on the right track. Or if this has been seen before
perhaps in the past and you have a suggestion to medicine food
whatever. I feel so helpless I want to do everything in my power to
make Skittles compfortable although with this condition it is hard:(
Pls get back to me thank you for your time to look this over! Vex