From:
ferretface@aol.com
Date: 2005-05-17 02:34:44 UTC
Subject: RE: Emergency - Anemia!!!!!! (Life threatening)
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <6171641.1116297284712.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
Hematocrit (HCT or PCV) is definitley not run from a blood smear. It is run in a microhematocrit tube just as Mike said. Have they taken a CBC and/or chem? A CBC run at the lab can also tell you if its regenerative or not. Does she have kidney problems? (Thats just one of the many things that can cause non-regenerative anemia.) Keep her well hydrated and eating till you get back to your vet.
Serena