Wildlife Rehabilitation Database

Eastern Spotted Skunk ()

GeneralJuvenileAdult
Respiration Rate
Heart Rate
Body Temperature35.2-37.5'C
WeightM=700 g; F=450 g
 
CBCJuvenile
Adult
Range
RBC7.46-11.22 x106/mm3
WBC8.57-11.95 x103/mm3
PCV42.5-43.5 %
MCV
MCH
MCHC
Hb14.2-15.9 g/100ml
 
Serum ChemistryJuvenile
Adult
Range
Calcium9.5-10.7 mg/100ml
Glucose127-247 mg/100ml
BUN15.6-20.0 mg/100ml
UricAcid
Urea
Creatinine
Cholesterol163-221 mg/100ml
Triglycerides
Totalbilirubin0-0.12 mg/100ml
Totalprotein
Albumin
Globulin
ALT
ALP
AST
Ammonia
Magnesium
Phosphorus4.2-6.9 mg/100ml
Potassium5.1-7.1 mEq/L
Sodium143.5-148.5 mEq/L
Chloride101.1-115.2 mEq/L
Cholinesterase
CPK
CK
LDH
BileAcid
Iron
Alk

Reference: "Wallach & Boever: Diseases of Exotic Animals. Chapman & Feldhamer: Wild Mammals of North America. Knudsen & Kilgore: ""Temperature Regulation & Basal Metabolic Rate in the Spotted Skunk, Spilogale putorius"" Comp. Biochem. Physiol. vol. 97A, No. 1, 1990."

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