From:
Trina
Date: 2001-10-27 03:40:00 UTC
Subject: Surgery ?'s
Hi everyone. I have a 5yr old female going in for adrenal
surgery (w/ the good chance of pancreatic tumors) on Thursday.
I have some questions -
1. Regarding food - Ground up kibble w/ baby food and
ferretone mixed with some pedialyte (if needed) and water - is
that a good mixture to feed her? Or should I just stick to
the babyfood by itself? This is what they are used to eating
when sick (the amt of kibble I put in depends on how sick they
are and what I think their digestive system can handle, I just
guess at it really). I can get science diet a/d from the vet
if that would be better?
2. Should I take some of the mixture to the vet and have them
feed her right away? The surgery will be in the am and I won't
be picking her up until 6pm, is that too long to wait?
2. If pancreatic tumors are found - what can I expect next?
Does it necessarily mean that she has insulinoma and needs
constant medication? Is it possible that the vet can pop out
the tumors and she can go without meds for a while longer? I
realize that it depends on what he goes in and finds, but I'm
just wondering if finding islet tumors always equates to
insulinoma and meds?
Thanks in advance for any and all replies!
Sincerely,
Trina