Message Number: FHL11451 | New FHL Archives Search
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]




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