From:
Andrea
Date: 2010-04-01 19:04:28 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Please help identify this illness.
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Hi Anne,=A0 Sorry to hear all that Rowdy is going thru.=A0 I'm wondering if=
it could be lymphoma, as you are now giving the Pred and he is now improvi=
ng.=A0 My guess that he wasn't eating and was rigid and his eyes closed and=
watering because he may have been in pain, and lethargic because of not ea=
ting, and not eating because of pain...etc.=A0 You mentioned that one lymph=
node was enlarged, do you know if the rest of them were?=A0 Did any vet sa=
y anything about his spleen being enlarged?=A0
When they found blood in his urine, did they test it for any infection?=A0 =
I would be sure to watch him pee... (you don't want him to block, it could =
be life threatening), if he is straining to get the urine out, or it is dri=
bbling, you could also be dealing with adrenal disease.=A0 How's his fur co=
at?=A0
Now that he's on the Pred, is he eating better?=A0 Check out this link:=A0=
www.miamiferret.org/physiology.htm=A0=A0 It has alot of good info on it, an=
d this section pertains to blood values... here is a part regarding the glo=
bulin:
> 7. Protein, Albumin and Globulin=A0
>Albumin is a kind of protein, and globulin is a
general term
for all proteins that aren't >albumin. The numbers
indicate the
ferret's general health and nutrition. Albumin also
>helps show
how well the liver and kidneys are working.
Hope Rowdy continues to improve.
Andrea
--- On Thu, 4/1/10, queenanne120 <shalimar148@hotmail.com> wrote:
I've joined the group in the hopes of finding answers to my ferret's illnes=
s.=A0 Rowdy is a sable rescue around 2 1/2 years old.=A0 He has been sick f=
or over a month and no one is sure what it is.
=20=20=20=20=20
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