From:
williamsdvm@comcast.net
Date: 2003-02-04 02:44:11 UTC
Subject: RE: Causes of a high temperature?
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <18248802.1044326651356.JavaMail.root@scandium>
Author wrote:
> I have a 4 year old neutered jill, Gremlin, who's always been healthy.
> Saturday morning I found her weak and lethargic and she couldn't stand on
> her legs, she was too weak. Took her to the vets and she had a high
> temperature, 106 degrees F.
Dear Ulrike:
Has any bloodwork been done - the list of fever-causing conditions is extremely long - there probably are fewer disease that don't cause fever.
Almost any bacterial disease can cause fever, a number of tumors can cause it, and one commonly overlooked problem that will cause fever is a gastric ulcer.
With kindest regards,
Bruce Williams, DVM
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