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    Hi all...does anyone have normal blood chemistry values for Eastern Grey's, and if so would you be willing to share them with me? My five year old Eddie is still having health issues. The Vet. did a blood work-up but has no "normals" to compare. Comparing to normal rat values, his calcium/phosphorus ratios are in line, but she is concerned about his kidneys. Any help is appreciated

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    On the following page there is an image with lab reports for a squirrel and one column gives reference ranges. These ranges are for rodents, however, not squirrels specifically. I've never seen ranges specifically for squirrels.

    http://thesquirrelboard.com/forums/s...=39069&page=12

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    Quote Originally Posted by farrelli
    On the following page there is an image with lab reports for a squirrel and one column gives reference ranges. These ranges are for rodents, however, not squirrels specifically. I've never seen ranges specifically for squirrels.

    http://thesquirrelboard.com/forums/s...=39069&page=12
    I have lab values farelli... maybe look in chichi's thread.. I will try to relocate them, but am having PC issues... they are here in my computer somewhere.. and I know I have posted them in the past... for SQUIRRELS. I have hard time opening and sharing some of my files as I am not computer savy...
    as I like to say, computers are not JIT friendly
    I will TRY.

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    Here is a link from an old study that was conducted in Florida. It has the mean values for some chemistries in eastern grey squirrels.

    http://www.jwildlifedis.org/content/12/3/349.full.pdf

    Maybe this will help.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HRT4SQRLS
    Here is a link from an old study that was conducted in Florida. It has the mean values for some chemistries in eastern grey squirrels.

    http://www.jwildlifedis.org/content/12/3/349.full.pdf

    Maybe this will help.
    Hi Hrt.. I am having pc issues so it may be that but nothing shows when I use link..
    can you copy paste it? is it the same as the one I posted?
    I would thnk it should be a stickey if anything should... '
    gotta run

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    Thanks so much everyone, I really appreciate all the input. Jackie, this is exactly what I was looking for.

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    Quote Originally Posted by critterlvr
    Thanks so much everyone, I really appreciate all the input. Jackie, this is exactly what I was looking for.


    hope Eddie will be okay

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    Thanks JIT. I think that should be a sticky. This question comes up fairly regularly and I've never seen that before.

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    Quote Originally Posted by farrelli
    Thanks JIT. I think that should be a sticky. This question comes up fairly regularly and I've never seen that before.
    were you able to open the link HRT4SQLS posted?? can you share it.. I cannot see anything, ty.

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    Here are images of the file that was provided by the link from HRT4SQRLS.

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    They are here in my computer somewhere.. and I know I have posted them in the past... for SQUIRRELS. I have hard time opening and sharing some of my files as I am not computer savy...










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    I have a question and it's too late for my Andi but may help someone else. When I made Andi's vet appt when she first took ill this last time, I came here and copy/pasted the blood values in an email to my vet with a heads up that I wanted BW done. Years ago we had taken a small amount of blood from her by clipping a nail until it bled tho I can't recall why. So at her appt he said very sadly " I'm sorry Kat but to do complete blood work we would need a good amount of blood for a tube , not just a drop from her nail, and I can't imagine how to get that much blood from her " and I couldn't either Just out of curiosity does anyone know how you'de get enough blood to run ?

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    I was looking through my files and found a pdf that contains not just the few blood values as the Gray Squirrel study, but other values for blood in great detail. This one is more recent than the one done in Florida in the 70's . I hope this info will be of use to the vets that aren't familiar with this data source.
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    Scroll down to see Table 2 for pertinent blood value data from above posted link to pdf file.

    "Mean values of hematological parameters in four sciurid species"

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    Squirrel Blood Values File

    Barker.2005.sciurid.hematology.pdf


    Easy Reference Magnified Blood Value Tables for North Amer. Tree Squirrels (use zoom to see)
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    Serum and Urine values for the Eastern Gray Squirrel
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    Callosciurus : Giant Southeast Asian Squirrel, aka: 'Prevost's Squirrel'.

    http://theanimalfacts.com/mammals/54842-2/
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    I've been unable to even FIND a local vet who will do my lil guy's blood work without sedating him. He's never had bloodwork, and I'd love a baseline, but have heard horror stories about 40% of them dying during sedation. is this true and if so, what is more important....having blood work or not risking sedation? Please advise....thanks!!!!

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