Cornell University
Library
Cornell UniversityLibrary

eCommons

Help
Log In(current)
  1. Home
  2. College of Veterinary Medicine
  3. CVM Senior Seminars
  4. Pure red cell aplasia in a young ferret

Pure red cell aplasia in a young ferret

File(s)
Kaye-Sarrah-summary2012.pdf (25.7 KB)
Summary
kaye-sarrah-ppt2012.pdf (1.99 MB)
PowerPoint
Kaye-Sarrah-paper2012.pdf (172.04 KB)
Paper
Permanent Link(s)
https://hdl.handle.net/1813/28967
Collections
CVM Senior Seminars
Author
Kaye, Sarrah
Abstract

An 18 month old female spayed domestic ferret presented to the Cornell University Hospital for Animals for a blood transfusion, following a one-month history of non-regenerative anemia of unknown origin. Bone marrow aspirate cytologic evaluation was diagnostic for pure red cell aplasia, a presumptively immune-mediated disease targeting erythrocyte precursors. This disorder has been reported once previously in the ferret (Malka et al, 2010). The patient initially responded to immunosuppressive therapy with glucocorticoids (2 mg/kg) and cyclosporine (4 mg/kg). Cyclosproine levels one month after initiation were at toxic levels (<2100ng/ml); soon after, the patient developed severe hepatobiliary disease, refractory to treatment. The patient was euthanized 139 days post initial presentation. Post-mortem histological exmaination of the liver revealed biliary coccidiosis with Eimeria spp, a presumptively opportunisitc pathogen that has never been previously reported in adult ferrets.

Journal / Series
Senior seminar paper
Seminar SF610.1 2012
Date Issued
2012-04-18
Keywords
Ferrets -- Diseases -- Case studies
Type
term paper

Site Statistics | Help

About eCommons | Policies | Terms of use | Contact Us

copyright © 2002-2026 Cornell University Library | Privacy | Web Accessibility Assistance