From:
Ruesterx1@hotmail.com
Date: 2001-11-26 21:24:00 UTC
Subject: Path interpetation and what to do now?
I will try to make this brief. Seven year old ferret refusing to eat,
scant poop. Put on flagyl and amoxi. Two days later, total collapse,
not eating, no poop. Exploratory surgery Friday to check for FB. No
FB found, but stomach full of undigested food and fluids. Vet took
samples from stomach and intestine. This is the path report diagnosis:
1.Extensive deep lymphocytic eosinophilic gastritis with occ mitotic
figures. 2. Mild lymphocytic cholangiohepatitis. 3. Mild to mod
hepatocellular vacuolization. 4. Mod lymphoplasmacytic eosinophilic
enteritis,jejunum. 5. Accessory spleen
The comment suggests mitotic figures in stomach could lead to
lymphosarcoma.
My question is what should be her treatment now? She is still
recovering from surgery, but doing pretty good, eating and pooping.
Sould she go back on the amoxi/flagyl routine? Also, my vet wanted to
wait until she was healed from the surgery to start her on high doses
of pred. (maybe trying Imuran if pred doesn't help.) Does she need to
be on antibiotics if this is more an allergic type inflammation?
Thanks for any help.
Julie