From:
fuzztek@aol.com
Date: 2003-10-26 03:56:24 UTC
Subject: Re: Severe tremors
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <20727434.1067140894254.JavaMail.nobody@vanadium.smartgroups.com>
Author wrote:
> The x-rays suggest juvenile lymphoma with
> a mediastinal mass. The prognosis for juvenile
> lymphoma is usually poor, and with the signs this
> boy has prognosis is definitely poor.
> A regular CBC may pick up the atypical lymphocytes.
> An aspirate of the pleural effusion may also pick
> up the atypical lymphocytes. Either would give
> a strong tentative diagnosis of lymphoma.
> It is time to consider a biopsy to confirm if you
> are considering chemotherapy, or to start on
> pred to see if you can get any improvement.
That was my vet's immediate thought. But if you remember Clara"Mystery
Illness", she also had 1 lymphnode swollen under her arm and her first x-rays
showed all lymphnodes enlarged in her abdomen. They all went down a week
later.But bldwk is different.
He has no breathing problems,yet, and tries to eat and walk but the tremors
stop him. Next week we do more x-rays and aspirate if nodes still there.I
have had ferrets with juvenile lymph before, never with such severe
tremors.Thanks I'll let everyone know.BTW update on Clara, she was doing
better then seems to have relapsed. No one seems to know what we are
dealing with so tx has been hit & miss.
Yvonne