From:
"Sue Liszewski"
Date: 2005-03-30 23:40:42 UTC
Subject: RE: [ferrethealth] Green/blackish-tinted urine (oxydized blood)
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <BAY104-F26F5BEF82191ECE6487FFFDC460@phx.gbl>
Have some bloodwork done this could be the sign of some biliary or liver
problems starting and if you catch it early it is easier to treat or manage.
Hope this helps all the best.
Dr. Sue
>From: iammyferretsmom@msn.com
>Reply-To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>Subject: [ferrethealth] Green/blackish-tinted urine (oxydized blood)
>Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 00:02:50 +0100 (BST)
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>Bear with me, because I can't remember the word my vet used, but my
>3-year-old, George, who is otherwise playful and healthy, has constant dark
>urine. The first visit to the vet, they looked at in (under the
>microscope, I presume) and said it did contain blood which had oxydized,
>thereby giving it the blackish color instead of a reddish color. He
>prescribed an antibiotic...didn't help. I called and they prescribed a
>stronger antibiotic and the vet said he doesn't know what's causing it. The
>2nd antibiotic didn't help. I'd be much more frantic if George showed any
>signs of distress, but he appears to be his usual fat, jolly, playful self.
> But something's obviously not right, so I wanted some input from other
>vets and ferret lovers who may have run across this problem. If he needs
>something, I want him to have it. Thanks.
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