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Hi. I've been reading the FML for a while now & now I need some advice.
My first ferret, Pooper, is being treated for presumptive cancer (when we
looked at the X-ray, there was a mass, but since it was behind the liver,
we can't tell if it's cancer or not without a biopsy). Needless to say,
I'm pretty upset.
Here's the skinny.... I took my baby in because he was acting in a way
that an ALTERED ferret should not. I'd read that sometimes tumors
manifest themselves that way. Well, the doctor called me 3 days later to
tell me the results of his blood test - which are as follows:
urea nitrogen (kidney) - 65 (norm 8 - 37)
creatinine (kidney) - 2.0 (norm .2 - .8)
total protein - 9.5 (norm 4.4 - 7.3)
ALT (SGPT) (liver) - 265 (norm 13 -176)
AST (SGOT) (liver) - 115 (norm 23 - 99)
Calcium - 14.0 (norm 7.5 - 10.1)
Phosphorous - 10.5 (norm 3.7 - 7.4)
uric acid - 3.0 (norm 1.4 - 3.3)
Hematocrit - 50.0 (norm 38.0 - 54.0)
WBC - 8.5 (norm 2.8 - 8.0)
POLYS 7565 89%
BANDS 0
LYMPHS 765 9%
MONOS 170 2%
EOS 0
BASOS 0
PLATELET EST ADEQUATE
She prescribed the following medication
Enroflaxin 11.3mg/ml -- Apple
Lasix Liquid ml oral
Prednisone Syrup 15mg/5ml
(Oh!! She also suggested he start on K/D Prescription Diet - which he
doesn't seem to thrilled with.)
She told me that the blood tests could not determine that Pooper has
cancer - not without a biopsy - but that the above blood screen seems to
indicate cancer.
Could someone (perhaps Dr. Williams) please tell me what you think of
the diagnosis & give me advice on what to do differently? I'd really
appreciate any comments from anyone.
Meantime, I'm going to keep taking care of Pooper & pray that he's not in
any pain (he doesn't seem to be - he's just pretty lethargic).
Thanks
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Paul J. Belusko
[log in to unmask]
Computer Sciences Corporation
Arlington, VA
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[Posted in FML issue 1176]
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