From:
treeflower@iwon.com
Date: 2004-07-03 22:54:26 UTC
Subject: RE: Hecubus has anemia
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <7847851.1088895266565.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
I Know it seems awful. He has pale white gums and I carry him everywhere. He sleeps alot and eats very little. He obviously is a very poor canidate for surgery at this time and it came on very suddenly, within 2 wks with no other s/s. His heartrate is astronomical. I'm worried he will go into failure. Suggestions for my vet and myself? She would be comfortable with doing adrenal surgery but he is too compromised. His BG was 136 and the prostate did not look enlarged on the xray. The kidneys were normal size and there were no other identifiable masses. He has no hairloss, no changes in behavior, no other s/s. He will try to follow me, walk approx 2 feet and lay down exhausted. I now carry him everywhere he wants to go. How can I get him through this part so he can become a canidate for sx?
Author wrote:
> Is it possible to even be alive with a HCT of 3%? That is extremely low and I wouldn't think there are enough oxygen carrying red blood cells to even live.
> Could there be a adrenal related prostate problem contributing to the urination problem?
> mike
> Author wrote:
> > My vet estimates his hematocrit to be about 3%.