From:
"Tony Clarke"
Date: 2008-03-08 00:16:38 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Suiki's urine problems
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Suki has had an apparent urine infection almost continously since
11/05/2007.
I will attempt to summarise all of her tests (7 in total 5 test strip
followed by 2 lab tests) in chronological order.
Test strip.Test 1.......Test2........Test 3.....Test 4..........Test 5
Date......11/07/07....11/08/07....11/22/07...12/14/07.......12/28/07
Type........Test strip..Test strip...Test strip.Test strip......Test strip
Leucocyte...Neg.........Neg............Neg.........125-500/uL......as 4
Nitrites......Pos..........Pos............Pos..........Pos.................Pos
Protein......500mg/dl..500mg/dl... Neg.........300mg/dl.........as 4
Ph.............5.5............5.5.............5.5..........5.5...................5.5
Blood........250ery/ul...250ery/ul...Neg.........80-200 ery/ul...as 4
SG.............1.03..........1.030........1.030.......1.030...............1.030
Bilirubin......+3............+3.............No test......No test...........No test
Treatment..................Baytril. .......................Baytril
Dosage....................0.2 ml/kg....................0.2 ml/kg
Dosage.................... b.i.d.......................... b.i.d
Started......................11/10/07....................12/14/07
Duration....................10 days.......................14 days
Lab tests.........Test 6............................Test 7
Date...............01/03/07.........................01/16/07
PH..................6.0...................................6.0
Protein............POS +..............................POS +
Glucose .........Neg...................................Neg
Ketone...........Neg...................................Neg
Urobilinogen.....Neg...................................Neg
Bilirubin.........Neg.................................POS +
Blood.............POS +++.......................POS ++++
Haemoglobin....POS ++...........................POS ++
S G.................1.050................................>1.050
Leukocytes.....0-5 /HPF..........................0-5 /HPF
Erythrocytes...5-10 /HPF.......................0-5 /HPF
Casts...............0 /HPF............................0 /HPF
Crystals...........0-5 Struvite.....................0-5 Struvite
........................................................Sodium urate
...................20-30 needle like crystals...0-5 needle like crystals
Epithelial cells.0-5 /HPF.............................0-5 /HPF
Others............Debris ++..........................Debris ++
.................Bacteria ++ Enterococcus.Bacteria +++ Enterococcus
Treatment......Synulox (Clavulanate potentiated Amoxillin)
Dosage..........0.2 ml/kg (50mg/ml)
Dosage.......... b.i.d
Started..........03/11/08
Duration........10 days
We await results with a bunch of what ifs.
Tony (not a vet), Sugar and Suki.
In memory of Sally and Sue.
My home is ferret proof - my heart is not.
PS. if anyone has figured out how to tabulate columns so that
Typed = preview = end result, I would love to know the secret
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