From:
"Tony Clarke"
Date: 2007-07-21 19:51:42 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Higher blood glucose for albino's?
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com,
"ferretzrule" <ferretzrule@...> wrote:
>
> I have a 6 year old rescue(apx), Charlie, who recently underwent
> surgery to remove a benign adenoma from his chin. He was
fasted for 3 hours and the vet obtained a BG reading of 168 prior to
administering iso.
> I suppose I am looking for confirmation that this would NOT be
> considered too high for an albino ferret. I read in "The 5 Minute
> Veterinary Consult" by Barbara Oglesbee that the top end BG
reading
> for albino's (as opposed to fitch ferrets) is 207.
Biology and Diseases of the Ferret 2nd. edition (James G Fox) page
192 gives the following
Albino ferrets.......mean 136 range 94-207
Fitch ferrets.........mean 101 range 62.5-134
Fitch ferrets male mean 115 range 107-138
and on page 194 figures from Marshall farms ferrets
Females..mean 149 range 125-189
Males..... mean 145 range 122-198
Albinos not differentiated
>From the above it would seem that Charlie's 168 is not too high.
Tony (not a vet), Sugar and Suki.
In memory of Sally and Sue.
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