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Date: 2005-10-20 06:48:37 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Enlarged spleen
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Hi Laura,
There is a good article about the spleen in the
new Ferrets magazine (Nov/Dec). In most cases,
the spleen is enlarged because it is making red blood
cells. This is usually secondary to some other disease
(ie adrenal, insulinoma, heart, Helicobacter, IBD, etc).
It is very likely the adrenal gland disease is responsible
for the big spleen. In some cases lymphoma (or other types
of cancer) is causing the spleen to be big. It would be a good
idea to do that ultrasound to check the spleen, GI tract, liver,
adrenals, heart, etc and to do a fine needle aspirate of
the spleen to see what type of cells are present.
If needed surgery to remove the spleen and to check the
adrenals can be done. Remember ferrets do well without
a spleen.
Hope that helps,
Jerry Murray, DVM
BTW They removed my spleen when I was 3 years old.
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