From:
mandi@weidmannremodeling.com
Date: 2005-05-17 15:14:51 UTC
Subject: RE: [ferrethealth] ferret enigma - Please help anyone?
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <4997265.1116342891456.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
So are there any suggestions as to what I should be asking my vet to check? I may be grasping at straws here.. but what if it is a misdiagnosis? Could a biopsy of the liver tell us more. I'm willing to spend my savings trying to save his life, I just don't want to jump the gun and do something stupid.
Author wrote:
> 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