From:
dr_bruce_williams
Date: 2002-06-25 03:16:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Chocolate Moose watery stools
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., "mustelidmom" <ldoran@u...> wrote:
> Chocolate Moose, my 5-year-old sable male ferret, gets watery
stools
> now and then and > I did get some bloodwork done on him in early
June for this problem
> and also because he had lost 3-4 ounces that he hasn't regained.
But
> the blood values seemed OK except for SGPT (430) and alkaline
> phosphatase (56), both of which were higher than normal, according
to
> X Diagnostics. His glucose was 87 at the time and when I had it
> checked again at the vet, it seemed within normal range. He hasn't
> been losing fur or attacking his brother such that I might suspect
> his other adrenal is diseased (he had his left adrenal removed a
> little over a year ago). I don't feel any lumps that would suggest
> lymphoma.
Dear Linda: While there is a possibility of Helicobacter here, my
first inclination would be inflammatory bowel disease (info int he
file section on the Web site.)
The mild changes in liver enzymes do not suggest hepatic disease, but
are consistent witht he low level malabsorption seen inIBD and
mobilization of peripheral fat stores to maintain energy levels.
With kindest regard,ùùBruce Williams, dVM