Message Number: SG1415 | New FHL Archives Search
From: Russell Prater
Date: 2002-09-13 18:03:33 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] ferret death and questions unanswered
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <3D822875.ADBB87D4@worldnet.att.net>

Steve Austin wrote:

Patty, Dr. Purcell in her book addresses blood transfusion. She says
that with a 1000g ferret, which is twice the weight you mention, the
blood volume is 7 to 10% and you can draw 10 to 20% of that, or 7 to
20 ml. Your 1 pound ferret should be able to support a draw of 3.5 to 10
ml so that wasn't the problem unless she was already very anemic. You
mention that she was a very pale color. It's possible she was bleeding
inside from her surgery. The only other thing I can think of is an
Addison's crisis. We will never know what happened because she didn't
have a necropsey and didn't have the drawn blood tested.

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Russ, Booger, Bonnie & Clyde
russellprater@worldnet.att.net