From:
mjanke@miamiferret.org
Date: 2005-05-17 15:02:39 UTC
Subject: RE: [ferrethealth] ferret enigma - Please help anyone?
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <7017459.1116342159915.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
Author wrote:
> I don't remember exactly what she said, but it looks like the bloodwork shows that there is liver failure.
Not saying your vet is not aware of this, but in ferrets that are not eating, liver values are often elevated, resulting in an INCORRECT diagnosis of a liver problem.
Go here... http://www.afip.org/ferrets/Clin_Path/ClinPath.html and about midway down the page, under "The Chemistry Profile" read about this problem.
mike