From:
Karen Purcell, DVM
Date: 2001-09-11 18:25:00 UTC
Subject: Re: [Ferret-Health-list] insulinoma and other health
questions
Vicki,
>SNIP>
> I posted about him several weeks ago
> with no replies... he has developed several blue/black spots on his
> anus, which I have been told my a shelter director look like pallups
> (sp?). They do not bother him at all and I am not concerned about
> them right now.
That would be polyps, and given where they are, what did your vet
say about them?
>
> However, within the past 2 weeks, Buddy has become increasingly more
> lethargic. He is eating and drinking, is hydrated, but his hair
> feels more dull than usual. For several days he had bright green,
> moucousy poops, but they have stopped. Saturday we took a glucose
> reading at the ferret shelter I volunteer for... it was 36. Today he
> went to the vet and it was 39, so he has been started on pred. The
> dosage is 0.5 cc 2x a day for 5 days, then 0.5 cc 1x a day for 5
> days, then as needed. Is this a usual prescription?
What other bloodwork was done? This is certainly not my way of
treating possible insulinoma, but vets are different all over. Have
you started supplementing with protein? Any weight loss?
Sorry so scattered, I've had CNN on all day.
-Dr. Karen
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