Table 2-2.
Reference Intervals for Biochemical Values in Ferrets
| Analyte | Plasmaa | SERUM |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Albinob | Fitchc | ||
| Alanine aminotransferase (U/L) | 65-128 | - | 82-289 |
| Albumin (g/dL) | 2.5-4.0 | 2.6-3.8 | 3.3-4.1 |
| Alkaline phosphatase (U/L) | 25-60 | 9-84 | 25-60 |
| Amylase (U/L) | 26-36 | - | - |
| Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L) | 70-100 | 28-120 | |
| Bilirubin, total (mg/dL) | 0.2-0.5 | <1.0 | - |
| Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL) | 18-32 | 10-45 | 12-43 |
| Calcium (mg/dL) | 8.1-9.5 | 9.0-11.8 | 8.6-10.5 |
| Carbon dioxide (mmol/L) | 22-29 | 16-25 | - |
| Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 119-163 | 64-296 | - |
| Chloride (mmol/L) | - | 106-125 | 102-121 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.2-0.5 | 0.4-0.9 | 0.2-0.6 |
| Creatine phosphokinase (U/L) | 55-93 | - | - |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 80-117 | 94-207 | 62-134 |
| Gamma glutamine transferase (U/L) | 8-34 | - | - |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (U/L) | 200-1400 | - | - |
| Phosphorus (mg/dL) | 5.1-6.5 | 4.0-9.1 | 5.6-8.7 |
| Potassium (mmol/L) | 4.5-6.1 | 4.5-7.7 | 4.3-5.3 |
| Sodium (mmol/L) | 142-148 | 137-162 | 146-160 |
| Total protein (g/dL) | 4.5-6.2 | 5.1-7.4 | 5.3-7.2 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 30-140 | - | - |
| Uric acid (mg/dL) | 1.3-1.9 | - | - |
a
Combined male and female pet ferrets (n = 60). From Cray C, Avian and Wildlife Laboratory, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL.
b
Combined values of male (n = 40) and female (n = 24) ferrets.37
c
Combined values of intact male, female, and castrated male ferrets (n = 13), age 4-8 months.16