From:
"Roxana"
Date: 2011-06-22 13:15:52 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] erythropoietin - anti anemic medicine
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Our ferret which had a spleen removal surgery came back after a month (biopsy test came back negative for lymphoma) with severe anemia. Her hemoglobin count was less than 5 g/dl.
The vet gave her blood transfusion and kept her on supportive medication. Now she is feeling a little better, but the fuzzy is still too weak to make a full hematologic blood test.
My question is related to a specific substance called Erythropoietin. I've learnt that it comes in two versions: beta and alpha. After some research, we discovered that the alpha version is good for ferrets, but it's pretty hard to find it here, also in a lower concentration or one that we could split to reach the specific dose for ferrets.
Is there any problem if we use beta?
Any feedback is appreciated.
Thank you,
Roxana
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