Message Number: SG5204 | New FHL Archives SearchFrom: mjanke@miamiferret.org
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 22:45:49 +0100 (BST)
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Subject: RE: What is "DIC"?
Message-ID: <5500021.1057268749384.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
DIC = Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation. It's a disorder of the clotting mechanism of the blood and as I understand it, is the result of other problems and not a disease onto itself.
mike
Author wrote:
> Hi all,
> I had a ferret pass recently and after talking to the vet, he said he thought there might have been complications from DIC but he either didn't explain it well or I just didn't understand it because at the time I was rather upset.
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