From:
mjanke@miamiferret.org
Date: 2002-08-25 05:52:04 UTC
Subject: RE: Help needed urgently regarding insulinoma surgery
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <31439965.1030254724135.JavaMail.root@scandium>
See message #158 here on the Health List website for Dr. Williams' take on the subject of surgery after having insulinoma for a while.
As for the food thing... I've also noticed that a hypoglycemic ferret's blood glucose seems to drop temporarily after eating.
mike
Author wrote:
> I'm looking after a 5 year old neutered ferret, Vicky, who's had insulinoma
> for a year but so far her blood sugars were controlled with diet alone. She
> never showed symptoms of low blood glucose until recently when she
> developed severe low blood sugars and is now weak and wobbly most of the
> time, worst after food. Would she benefit from insulinoma surgery or is it
> too late for surgery?
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