Does anybody know where i can find normal blood values for a Black Throat? And possibly normal chemistry values. My BT had blood work but the only thing the vet had to compare it to was a skinks and an iguanas.
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Monitor Hematology
geraldb
Jul 12, 2004 09:24 PM
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SamSweet
Jul 12, 2004 11:53 PM
Not sure about blackthroats, but you can get closer than iguanas and skinks. There is a table of hematology and serum chemistry values for Komodo dragons in chapter 9 of J.B. Murphy, et al. (eds.), 2002. Komodo Dragons, Biology and Conservation, Smithsonian Inst. Press, Washington. Several of the specialist books on reptile veterinary medicine have extensive information on blood chemistry, and may well include values for V. exanthematicus or V. albigularis. Sounds like maybe you need to find a more knowlegeable vet.
odatriad
Jul 13, 2004 08:13 AM
I am pretty sure Mader's book, Reptilian Medicine and Surgery has a detailed chart on hematology, which I am almost positive it has readings for exanthematicus. I'll try to dig my book out and find out for sure.. It's a very good book that I would recommend picking up, as it covers more than just illnesses... especially for your vet...
bob
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