From:
"Debra K Turcott-Johnson"
Date: 2007-02-18 05:07:27 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] ANEMIA!!!! was Re: low glucose/novasource 2.0
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
UPDATE:
Here is information from Luke's Blood Test 2/15/07:
CBC-Differental
WBC= 12.3 10^3/ul
LYMF 4.2 10^3/ul
GRAN= 5.6 10^3/ul
MONO= 2.5 10^3/ul
LYMF= 34.5%
GRAN= 45.5%
MONO= 20.0%
HCT= 23.7%
MCV= 49.2fl
RBC= 4.81 10^6/ul
HGB= 10.1 g/dl
MCH= 21.1 pg
MCHC= 42.9 g/dl
RDW%= 16.7%
MPV= 8.9 fl
PLT= 131 10^3/ul
COMPREHENSIVE DIAGNOSTIC
ALB 3.1 G/DL
ALP 35 U/L
ALT 64 U/L
AMY 16 U/L
TBIL 0.7 MG/DL
BUN 48 MG/DL
CA++ 9.8 MG/DL
PHOS 6.7 MG/DL
CRE 1.6 MG/DL
GLU 102 MG/DL
NA+ 156 MMOl/L
K+ 5.5 MMOl/L
TP 7.4 G/DL
GLOB 4.3 G/DL
These results were faxed to the specialist/surgeon. He called me
with his thoughts:
His first sentence "This doesn't look good".
He finds the white blood cells alarming. He feels for a ferret the
blood vaules for WBC should be from 4-7. He does not like to see it
at ten. Luke's is at 12.3 for this test. He does not like the
Lymphocite number either. He states that what the primary vet says
is all true but he finds these other numbers concern him more. He
says perhaps Lymphoma or it could be his Insulinoma. He also says
FIRST LETS RERUN THE BLOOD TESTS. The machine could have had some
errors. He wanted to know if Luke was acting sick- diarrea, vomiting,
fever, lethargy etc. No not at all. He is eating like a hog- Bob
Church's Chicken Gravy with some Gerber Baby Stage 2 (trying to wean
him of the baby food and onto the chicken gravy) Actually he was very
active on Friday- was standing at the cage door ON HIS BACK FEET WITH
HIS FRONT FEET ON THE TOP OF THE DOOR. He had two play periods- he
was active both times. Sure he stops to take a little snooze then he
gets up and starts trotting around. He played with his toys. He
played a bit with his 9 month old sister instead of being sexually
agressive. He went to his hide out and played with his toys (bathroom
sized dixie cups and a few balls that have a bell in them). He also
picked up dixie cups that I had strewn across the carpet. Takes them
one at a time to his "place". He also climbed the ramp and went into
the bath tub which has a blanket across the bottom and all kinds of
toys on top of it. When he got bored with that he came out of the
bathtub and went snooping into something else. He climbed the series
of steps (home made) to get on top of the bed and play in his fish
and his tent. The specialist says well his behavior does not match
what is on this blood test. If his condtion changes call otherwise
he will see us Thurs 2/22/07 and another blood test will be taken
then.
So there is where we stand right now. First rerun the blood tests and
go from there.
Hope this new info is helpful
Deb
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