From:
"Tony Clarke"
Date: 2008-08-28 22:30:27 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: my ferret
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, Kendra Lausman <kblausman@...>
wrote:
>
> I have a ferret that was in and out of the vet's office for 6
months now, about every other week. He has a gurgling in his chest
sound from day one, in fact I would not let him give baby shots until
he ran tests on him and we did a round of antibotics, because I was
scared of his breathing sound (pet shop ferret).=A0 Over the time they
put him on a couple different types antibotics (baytril and
Amoxicillian), he has had chest xrays a couple times, even sent off
to have them read by someone else. He eats normal, poops normal, the
only thing is the sound. They have used predisone...Tried all kinds
of things and this is a tiny change from one xray to the next. My vet
said these numbers=A0look within limits on most things and has no
clue.=A0 Can anyone look at these and see where there is a problem and
what it might be.=A0 I put him in contact with some ferret vets but
nothing has helped.=A0 And my ferret just seems more and more tired
each day.
I cannot comment on the blood test results but the ranges given are
not ferret blood ranges. Your vet needs to do the comparison to
ferret blood parameters not general mammal blood.
Below I have added correct ferret blood normals and ranges
The following information comes from "Normal Parameters and Laboratory
Interpretation of Disease States in the Domestic Ferret," an article
written by Dr. Tom Kawasaki around 1994. Your veterinarian might find
this information helpful.
Additional details from tufts.edu (in large italic type)
Rectal temperature 100-103 F (37.8 - 39.4 C), 101.9
average
Heart rate 216-250/min (225 average)
Respiration 33-36/min
Urine pH 5.5-6.5; mild to moderate proteinura
is
common =
and normal
Blood volume 60-80 ml/kg
mean acceptable range
sodium (mmol/L) 153 143-163
potassium (mmol/L) 4.47 3.2-5.77
chloride (mmol/L) 116 105-127
calcium (mg/dl) 8.8 7.5-10.1
inorganic phosphorus (mg/dl) 5.5 3.7-7.4
glucose (fasted) (mg/dl) 110 65-164=20=20=20=20=20
(mmol/l)=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20
3.6-9.1 =
BUN (mg/dl) 21 8-37
creatinine (mg/dl) 0.5 0.16-0.84
BUN/creatinine 42
total protein (g/dl) 5.8 4.4-7.3
albumin (g/dl) 3.3 2.5-4.1
globulin (g/dl) 2.2 1.8-2.9
total bilirubin (mg/dl) 0.2 0.1-0.5
cholesterol (mg/dl) 174 76-272
alkaline phosphatase (IU/L) 37 15-75
ALT (IU/L) 95 13-176
AST (IU/L) 61 23-99
CO2 22 14-30
A/G (g/dl) 1.3 1.0-2.3
LDH 274 101-498
triglycerides 98 31-101
GGT 4.8 1-13
uric acid 2.2 1.4-3.3
PCV (%) male 45.4 36-50 Tufts
PCV (%)female 47-51 Tufts
hemoglobin (g/dl) male 13-18 12-16.3 Tufts
hemoglobin (g/dl) female 13-18 15.2-17.4 Tufts
RBC (X10^6/mm3) 9.0 7.0-11.0
RBC (X10^6/mm3) 9.7-12.4 Tufts
platelets (X10^3) 400 350-600
platelets albino male 297-730 Tufts
platelets albino female 310-910 Tufts
reticulocytes (%) 1-14
reticulocytes (%)albino m 1-12 Tufts
reticulocytes (%)albino f 2-14 Tufts
WBC (x10^3/mm3) 5.22 2.8-8.0=20=20=20=20=20=20=20
WBC (x10^3/mm3) male 7.7-15.4 Tufts
WBC (x10^3/mm3) female 2.5-8.6 Tufts
neutrophils 3017 2329-5700
neutrophils % 59% 39-85%
neutrophils% male (24-78%) Tufts
neutrophils% female (12-41%) Tufts
lymphocytes 1157 525-3500
lymphocytes % (35%) (11-55%)
lymphocytes % male 28-69% Tufts
lymphocytes % female 25-95% Tufts
monocytes 119 52-177
(2.6%) (0.76-4.4%)
eosinophils 133 29-432
(2.8%) (1-8%)
basophils 0 0
MCV (um3) 51 46-65
MCH (pg) 17.7 15.5-19.0
MCHC 33 29-36 *
Tony (not a vet), Sugar and Suki.
In memory of Sally and Sue.
[Moderator's Note:
Let's see, some test result value locations including the ones Tony gave ar=
e:
"Normal Parameters and Laboratory
Interpretation of Disease States in the Domestic Ferret," an article
written by Dr. Tom Kawasaki around 1994
http://ocw.tufts.edu/Content/24/lecturenotes/312664
and
http://ocw.tufts.edu/Content/5/lecturenotes/215909=20
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/physiology.htm
http://www.ferret-universe.com/health/cbc.asp
http://www.ferretcentral.org/faq/part5.html#med_numbers
Blood values of ferrets seen in small-animal practice. 1995. Richter, G. 19=
95, 86 pp. ref. Tierarztliche Fakultat. Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munc=
hen, Germany.
Language: German.
Descriptors: blod cells, haemoglobin, normal values, haematolog=
y.
http://www.petshealth.com/dr_library/ferrets.html
Understanding many sources of confusion among vets who are not used to ferr=
ets:
http://www.afip.org/consultation/vetpath/ferrets/Clin_Path/ClinPath.html
Blood Glucose at home:
http://www.unc.edu/~pjdutche/bloodsugar/ ]
------------------------------------
Yahoo! Groups Links
<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/
<*> Your email settings:
Individual Email | Traditional
<*> To change settings online go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/join
(Yahoo! ID required)
<*> To change settings via email:
mailto:ferrethealth-digest@yahoogroups.com
mailto:ferrethealth-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com
<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
ferrethealth-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/