From:
"Cindy Scheidt"
Date: 2009-03-05 02:07:13 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Questions about the loss of my Pogo and my decision made
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
With trying to post as much as I could to allow those of you to review this I neglected to ask - If the blood work had been done on Saturday when she was seen as an emergency - would there have been a chance to have given us 2 days sooner to know what we were dealing with and what our options were.
This entire situation sickens me,if I was in error I do need to know.
It has taken me a month to be able to post this. Cindy
[below for reference -- Mod]
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, "Cindy Scheidt" <ScheidtC@...> wrote:
>
> ON 2-7-09 Saturday, we were able to reach one of our vets and had him come in on an emergency visit. At that time, we had noticed that Pogo had a swollen area under her chin and she refused to open her mouth.
>
> He looked at her - did no blood work at that time (and I fault myself for not asking for it ).
>
> He gave her 20 cc subcutaneous fluids, 0.20 Dexamethasone NaPh Injectable, 0.20 Polyflex 200 mg/ml and sent us home with Clindamycin Liquid 0.2cc every 12 hours, and Pred 0.3 mi once daily.
>
> He noted on his Objective Section - abnormalities - Oral Cavity, Necrotic tissure in left mandible swollen and red, SUSPECT BIT INTO ELECTRIC CORD OR abscessed tooth.
>
> I force fed her as best I could and continued with sub q fluids until she could be seen again on Monday.
>
> On Monday, she was seen and under his OBJECTIVE SECTION: very weak & pale, hemorrhages under back where subq fluids given and on rr toe.
>
> Under Assessment Section he notes:
> Abscessed tooth ( prior to this, he really leaned toward the electric cord ) and swelling under jaw is improving not as red or swollen.
> At this time I asked for a CBC and Chem Panel - also noted
> thrombocytopenia, neutropenia, grave prognosis.
>
> Blood work from CBC
> wbc - 0.88
> rbc - 7.28
> Hemaglobin 3.4
> Hemocrit 31.98%
> MC Volume 44fl
> MC Hemoglobin 4.6pg
> MCHC 10.5
> Platelets 7
> MPV 7.3 fl
> PDWs 8.9fl
> PDWc 31.6%
> RDWs 31.2fl
> RDWc 17.7%
> LYM 0.54
> MON 0.06
> NEU 0.29
> LY% 61.1
> MO% 6.3%
> NE% 32.6%
> EOS 0.0
> EO% 0.0%
> BAS 0.0%
> BA% 0.0%
>
> Diagnostic Profile Comp.
> ALB 1.0 g/dL
> ALP 14.0 U/L
> ALT 138.0 U/L
> AMY 18.0 U/L
> TBIL 0.1mg/dL
> BUN 20.0 mg/dL
> CA 7.3 mg/dL
> PHOS 5.0 mg/dL
> CRE O.6 mg/dL
> GLU 142.0 mg/dL
> NA+ 157.0 mmol/L
> K+ 4.5 mmol/L
> TP 5.3g/dL
> GLOB 0.0 d/dL
>
> I am not sure as to if I am questioning the vet or myself. Should she have been transfused? For those of you who know much more than I - I would like to know with the information listed above, and the graveness of Pogo's condition did I give up too soon?
>
> Moderators, I hope I have given all the numbers and info needed. To the vets and others who may know that I hope will look at this and give me some input - I thank you in advance.
>
> Pogo was one of the shelter ferrets and we dearly miss her. If my decision to let her go was wrong - I want to know this as well.
>
> Thanks,
> Cindy Scheidt
>
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