From:
williamsdvm@comcast.net
Date: 2002-11-02 02:05:49 UTC
Subject: Re: Fwd: [ferrethealth] Puff update
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <31766226.1036202749210.JavaMail.root@scandium>
Author wrote:
> On Tue, 29 Oct 2002 CowsMooToo@aol.com wrote:
> > What were the results of the pathology done on her spleen?
> The lump in the spleen was self-contained within the spleen and was
> necrotizing tissue, possibly from an accident that Puff had a few weeks
> earlier
Dear Melissa;;
What you are describing is a splenic infarct. It is not the result of an injury, but a sequela to enlargement of the spleen and local cutoff of the blood supply. Splenic infarcts can result in unexplained fevers, abdominal hemorrhage, and peaks in white blood cell counts, but surgical excision of the spleen is largely curative.
With kindest regards,
Bruce Williams, dVM