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sukiec@optonline.net
Date: 2004-03-25 03:59:04 UTC
Subject: Re: hi calcium/blood protein spikes
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <872383.1080187144561.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
> Interesting questions. Please give a little more info.
> Which globulins had the spikes?
> How high was the calcium?
> Hypergamma globulins can be from cancer, AD, or chronic
> infections.
> High calcium can be from cancer also.
> Has an ADV test (United or Georgia's CEP) been done?
> Jerry Murray, DVM
Thanks so much for your help!
I will ask our vet for the figures; we'll pick up Sherman tomorrow night so I can have them just copied for us. I seem to recall that gammas were one of the spikes.
Yes, an ADV test was done to be sure and as usual it was negative.
Chronic infection is something we've wondered about.
Sherman is doing much better tonight. he perked up, ate quite a bit and even wanted to play so the folks at the hospital were very happy about that and called us to let us know.
Sherman is only 3 years old, a bit stunted and he might have some arthritis of the hands and feet..
He was found as an emaciated kit, covered in ticks and with gangrene of the tail which is why he had the amputation. (His tail actually fell off in the tech's hand when he was having it shaved for assessment -- rotted through.