Hi Fellow FMLers!
I am owned by a single fert ( Ming Jou, sprite, 3yrs 8mos.) I took her in
for her physical/bloodwork and the test results were of concern to my vet.
(His concerns were the liver enzyme ALT, the Gamma GT was elevated, the
BUN elevated). That the proteins were elevated as well he thought was a
strange reading but was okay. He phoned me after consulting w/other vets
and I will be taking her in to repeat the screen, check bile acids and
possibly protein electrophoresis. Before I do this, however, I would
appreciate it if some of you knowledgeable folk(vet, techs, experienced
shelter parents) would comment on the results as well.
Just as a note, Ming Jou has always been healthy, very active, small eater
and drinker. SPOILED ROTTEN Weight has always been ~0.8 kg. She has
always eaten ferret food(mix of TF w/Sheppard& Greene or 8 in 1 ultimate
or the ferret store brand). She is caged at night only. She goes for a
long walk with me every day and thrives on long and short trips out of
town. As she has a penchant for flowers and plants, she has given me
numerous grey hairs <g> and has had two surgeries for blockages.
Following are the bloodscreen results.
[Moderator's note: I'm afraid the test results didn't survive the
transition to email very well. I guess they sorta make sense if you're
used to reading them, but the columns just didn't line up and I don't
want to mess with it too much and perhaps make things worse in the
process. (Normally I would have asked for clarification, but since
we're dealing with a sick ferret here, time could be important.) BIG]
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TEST NAME NORMAL OUT OF RANGE UNITS REFERENCE RANGE
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Chemistry run on a 2X dilution. Urine sample is free catch.
HISTORY:
GENERAL HEALTH SCREE. NO V/D, NO PU/PD, NO CLINICAL SIGNS. EATING DRINKING
FINE. ELECTROLYTES AND CO2 ANALYZED ON UNDILUTED SERA.
General Panel
cbc with differencial
white cell count 14.8 10.9/l 4.0-18.2
CD-NEUTR 2.20 10e9/L
CD-LYMPHS 11.800 10e9/L
CD-MONOCYTES 0.549 10e9/L
CD-EOSINOPHILS 0.254 10e9/L
CD-BASOPHILS 0.079 10e9/L
MORPHOLOGY T
This is an automated differential, all absolute numbers are in SI units.
Platelet numbers are adequate. Platelets clumped. Slight anisocytosis is
present.
Red Cell Count 8.75 10.21/l 6.5-9.8
Hemoglobin 148 g/l 126-180
Hematocrit 0.460 l/l 0.420-0.550
Mean Corp Vol. 53 f/l 42-56
Mean Corp Hemoglobin 17.0 H pg 13.0-16.0
Mean Hemoglobin Conc 322 g/l 300-370
RDW 17.7
Platetlet Count 508 10.9/l
Mean Platelet Volume 8 fl
Chemistry Screen
Glucose 5.8 mmol/l 3.0-7.2
Blood Urea Nitro 15.8 H mmol/l 5.9-14.0
Creatinine 108 umol/l 88-177
Sodium 157 mmol/l 140-158
Potassium 5.0 mmol/l 4.0-5.7
Calcium 2.52 mmol/l 2.36-2.74
Phosphorus 1.78 mmol/l 0.97-2.25
Total Protein 92 H g/l 52-75
NSQ FOR REPEAT
Albumin 53 H g/l 29-44
ANALYZED ON UNDILUTED SERA; VERIFIED
Globulin 39 g/l 27-44
Albumin/Globulin Ratio 1.4 H 0.6-1.2
Bilirubin total 6 umol/l 0-8
Alkaline phosphatase 42 iu/l 10-72
Sgpt [alt] 310 H iu/l 64-250
Chloride 119 H mmol/l 110-115
Carbon Dioxide 17 L mmol/l 18-26
Calculated Osmolality 322.9 mmol/kg
Anion Gap 26 14-27
Creatine Phosphokinase 118 iu/l 50-200
Gamma gt 48 H iu/l 0-12
Sgot [ast] 70 iu/l 64-250
Urinalysis
PH....: 6.0 PROTEIN: .3g/l WBC......: 0 -3 BACTERIA: NEG
SP.GRV: 1.049 GLUCOSE: NEG RBC......: 0 -3 MUCUS: FEW
APPEAR: Clear KETONE: NEG EPITH....: NEG
COLOR: Yellow BLOOD: NEG HYAL CAST: NEG CRYSTAL:
BILIRUB: NEG GRAN CAST: NEG AMOUNT:
UROBIL: NORM RBC CAST: NEG
Small volume of urine received. Small amount of oil droplets
COMMENT: HIGH UREA - INCREASED AMMONIA METABOLISM? HIGH PROTEIN AND
ALBUMIN - DEHYDRATION? HIGH ALT AND GGT - OCCULT LIVER
DISEASE? CHECK BILE ACIDS/HEPATIC FUNCTION? NSQ DIAGNOSTIC
ABNORMALITIES.
NOTE: OWNER CONSTANTLY AFTER MING JOU TO DRINK MORE.
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Thanks in advance for your help, dooks
Lynn and Ming Jou
[Posted in FML issue 3128]
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