From:
AFERRETVET@cs.com
Date: 2004-02-07 01:39:19 UTC
Subject: Re:Death after adrenal surgery
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <54.21fd8c9e.2d559bc7@cs.com>
Hi Amy,
Sorry to hear about your recent loss.
There are a few questions that I can answer.
First the blood in the GI tract is a common thing
when ferrets go into shock. The intestines are considered
"shock organs." With the low body temp and blood in
the GI tract, it is safe to assume that the ferret went into shock.
The high PCV can be from dehydration. It is hard to say
for sure what caused your ferret to go into shock, but the
number problem would be a heart problem.
Hope that helps,
Jerry Murray, DVM