From:
"Clover Williams"
Date: 2007-06-01 23:18:48 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] limp ferret
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
I'm posting this for a friend whose ferret went suddenly "limp as a dish ra=
g." Here are the
blood levels, in case anyone here notices anything with those.
--Clover
I thought I'd post real quick before I try to catch a couple hours of
> sleep - I will be up and down with her all night. Man, its a crap shoot,=
> these ER vets. I'm going to post the blood work on here, so if anyone kn=
ows
> anything about this kind of stuff, and you see something that jumps out a=
t
> you, please let me know! All he could tell me is that "I think she's a b=
it
> dehydrated" - so I am giving sub-q fluids. She perked up a bit on the wa=
y
> home, enough to dig at the kennel door - she hates that dang thing! She
> layed like a lump in my lap all the way there, and the whole time there.=
>
> WBC 8.0
> LYMF 1.3GM (low)
> GRAN 5.1GM
> MONO 1.6GM (high)
> LYMF 16.3GM
> GRAN 63.9GM
> MONO 19.8GM
>
> HCT 61.7 (high)
> MCV 46.4
> RBC 13.31 (high)
> HGB 22.2 (high)
> MCH 16.7
> MCHC 35.9
> RDW% 24.0
>
> MPV 7.6
> PLT 668
>
>
>
> ALB 3.9 g/dl (high)
> ALKP 66 U/L
> ALT 155 U/L
> AMYL 41 U/L
> BUN 28 mg/dl
> Ca 9.6 mg/dl
> CHOL 190 mg/dl
> CREA 0.5 mg/dl
> GLOB 4.0 g/dl (high)
> GLU 207 mg/dl (borderline high)
> PHOS 9.6 mg/dl (high)
> TBIL 0.4 mg/dl
> TP 7.9 g/dl (high)
>
>
> Urinalysis report
> Glucose negative
> Bilirubin negative
> Ketones negative
> specific gravity 1.030
> Blood negative
> pH 5.0
> Protein Trace
> Urobilinogen 0.2
> Nitrate negative
> Leukocytes negative
>
>
> I-STAT E3+
>
> Sodium 141
> Potassium 4.1
> Chloride 114
> Hematocrit 61 (high??)
> Hemoglobin 20.7 (high??)
>
> So, anyway, don't know whats wrong, will see our regular vet in the am.
> Thank you EVERYONE for your prayers, and Darcy for posting for me.
> Stacey
>
>
>
> On 5/30/07, Darcy Reasoner <baca4u@...> wrote:
> >
> > Hey Everyone,
> >
> > I have Stacey on the phone and she has MaMa in the E.R and not doing
> > very well!! She is a "limp dish cloth". The dr's have taken blood, an=
d
> > waiting for results. Temp as good, gums pink..and everything feels
> > fine...so quite puzzled. Please please start praying for MaMa. She's =
such
> > a sweet baby=85.please lets all pull together and we all know the power=
of
> > prayer!! I'll update once Stacey calls me back.
> >
> >
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