From:
Heather Williams
Date: 2008-10-07 01:18:35 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Extreme Weight Gain in Female Ferret?
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Heard back from the vet regarding Chewie's chem panel.=A0 Everything came b=
ack either normal, or the opposite of what the doctor was looking at to sig=
nal a problem.=A0 For example, the test for insulin came back slightly on t=
he low side.=A0 Dr. expected high insulin levels=A0to indicate=A0insulinoma=
..=A0 Chewie was slightly anemic but the Dr. wasn't concerned.=A0 She said =
if anything, that indicates the beginning of a problem that has yet to be d=
etermined.=A0 Kidney=A0function, liver function, urine, etc. all came back =
fine.=A0 No news yet on the adrenal test.=A0 Has anyone else ever gotten si=
milar test results the first time around?=A0 =A0
Background on ferret:
--- On Fri, 9/26/08, Heather Williams
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She did asparate (maybe not the right word) Chewie's stomach to see if the=
re was fluid but all that was found was fat.=A0 She could not find any mass=
es during palpation.=A0 Lungs were clear.=A0 Heartrate was difficult to det=
ermine.=A0=A0The Dr. thought it seemed to speed up when Chewie inhaled and =
slow down when she exhaled.=A0=A0Is that possible?
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