Exotic Animal Formulary5

ALT (U/L) 54-280 54-289
AST (U/L) 40-120 28-248
Bilirubin, total (mg/dL) 0-1 0-0.1
Bile acids (µmol/L) 0.0-28.9 0.0-28.9
BUN (mg/dL) 10-45 11-42
Calcium (mg/dL) 8-10.2 8.3-11.8
Carbon dioxide (mEq/L) 16.5-27.8 12.2-28
Chloride (mEq/L) 112-124 102-126
Cholesterol (mg/dL) 122-296 64-221
Creatinine (mg/dL) 0.2-1 0.2-1
GGT (U/L) 0-5 0-5
Glucose (mg/dL) 85-207 62.5-198
LDH (U/L) — 241-752
Lipase (U/L) — 0-200
Phosphorus (mg/dL) 4.2-10.1 4-8.7
Potassium (mEq/L) 4.2-7.7 4.1-7.3
Protein, total (g/dL) 5.1-7.2 5.3-7.4
Albumin (g/dL) 3.2-4.1 2.8-4.2
Globulin (g/dL) 2.2-3.2 2-4
Albumin:globulin 1-1.6 0.8-2.1
Sodium (mEq/L) 142-156 137-162
Triglycerides (mg/dL) — 10-32
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Several of these hematology values were obtained from ferrets under isoflurane anesthesia. This can
artificially lower red cell indices and may be responsible for the wide ranges in some values.
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