From:
Lynne Troy
Date: 2001-06-15 20:36:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Insulinoma operation/ pred question
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., "Ulrike" <ferretlove@n...> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I'm writing on behalf of somebody who's got an insulinomic ferret.
The
> ferret had 2 blood glucose tests and one was 55 and the other was
54 mg/dl.
> The ferret owner has booked the ferret in for insulinoma surgery on
the 22
> of June and the vet wants to give prednisolone to the ferret before
the
> operation to stabilize the blood sugars. The person has now asked
me
> whether that is a good idea so I thought I post to the list and ask
whether
> she should give her ferret pred in the week before the surgery?
>
> Thanks for any replies.
>
> From Ulrike
I had the exact same experience with my 5 year old female. She was
on pred for the 2 or 3 weeks prior to her surgery. My vet removed a
tumor and a portion of her pancreas and she is doing great now. No
meds at all.
Lynne
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