Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Fuzzball has low blood-sugar
I took Fuzzball to the vet this morning and found out that she has low blood sugar. A normal fasting blood glucose level is in the range of 90-125 mg/dL. Rat Baby measured in at 67. I'm not even sure if she had eaten this morning or not, so it could even be lower with actual fasting. This is indicative of insulinoma. The vet gave me Prednisolone to give her twice daily by mouth. It smells like cough syrup, and based on Fuzzball's reaction, it probably doesn't taste any better.
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That sounds just awful. Is there anything they can do?
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When they remove the tumor on the adrenal gland, they can remove the cancers on the pancreas (insulinmoas). However I've read that there is a 40% chance of relapse with the insulinomas.
Alternately/additionally there's the medication that the vet already gave me. The caveat there, though is that he's not sure on the dosage. We're starting at .02 units (whatever unit it is), and might have to double it if there is no sign of improvement. It's kinda frustrating watching the vet reading out of a textbook, though. Just proof that a ferret owner is best off educating himself!
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