From:
cjbandit@aol.com
Date: 2001-10-25 20:14:00 UTC
Subject: Insulinoma question+ more
Hi Everyone,
Bandit's blood sugar has been consistently low (the bg reading that
was taken in the vets office has been 48). My vet is not convinced
that he has insulinoma, he believes that possibly some infection or
abnormalty in the gastro-intestinal area is the cause for the drop
in sugar. He also said that it is necessary to add +10 - +20 to the
initial reading. Something about where the blood is drawn is not an
accurate reading???
Anyway Bandit's been put on pred .50 twice a day and he's been on it
for a few months now. The vet described it for the BG and for it's
anitflamatory benefits.
I know this vet is top notch but none of the vets on-line to my
knowledge think 48 or 68 is within normal range and not indicative
of insulinoma???
Bandit is also on a 4-month- 200mg of Lupron because his right
adrenal tissue has grown back. Supposedly cells were left behind
after cryosurgery.
Anyway, I'm not sure what else I can do for Bandit at this point.
I'm really concerned about him he's always sleeping and rarely likes
to be held. His poopies are soft and stinky and he hardly eats dry
food anymore- I feed him babyfood and science diet three times a
day. He's about 3lbs but it's all in his belly he feels bony to me
and not very muscular.
Am I doing the best thing in terms of treatment, what else can I
do?? What other tests can I run to find out what's going on? and
does anyone want to comment on my vets treatment?? I just had a CBC
done and it came back normal.
Oh, Bandit is (5/6) but very fragile, he's blind and I don't believe
he would tolerate another surgery well. The first surgery he had
was about 2 years ago and he had both adrenals removed. One the
Left was surgically removed and the right they got with cryosurgery.
Please help,
Christina