From:
"Tressie"
Date: 2010-04-28 01:01:58 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Epogen use in estrus-related anemia
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Hi Mary,
>From 'Ferret urogenital diseases' by
Connie J. Orcutt, DVM, 2003
"Because one of the proposed mechanisms for estrogen suppression of hematop=
oiesis is inhibition of erythropoietin [Epogen], treatment with erythropoie=
tin is reportedly not effective=85.
...
In one report of a ferret with severe estrus-associated anemia,
treatment following ovariohysterectomy included a total of 13 whole
blood transfusions over 23 weeks, bone marrow transplantation, stanazolol,
prednisone, nutritional support, vitamin B supplementation, and antibiotics=
.
The ferret eventually recovered (p. 133)."
Tressie
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, "MaryM" <mary@...> wrote:
>
...> Other than adding Epogen, what else would could we be doing for her?
>
>
> PS: Please cc my email on any reply (mary pfra @ yahoo . com) since I may=
or may not have time to get back on the list. Thank you!
>
[Bone marrow transplant:
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/SG16195
-- Moderator]
------------------------------------
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:
ferrethealth-digest@yahoogroups.com
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/