From:
sukiecrandall@telocity.com
Date: 2002-12-15 00:28:10 UTC
Subject: RE: Diabetic ferret didn't make it
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <32813041.1039912090398.JavaMail.root@scandium>
This is part of a reply vet, Dr. Jerry Murray made in the past about a possible relationship between diabetes and adrenal neoplasia. I apologize for not having the time too go through each of the past posts which mention both to see which fit, but if you search under DIABETES AND ADRENAL you'll get the set of past posts which contains both.
http://fhl.sonic-weasel.org/browse.php?msg=SG2385
Yes, your ferret has diabetes (blood glucose 611) and the ketones
in the urine means he has diabetic ketoacidosis. This can be a serious
and even a fatal problem. The "why does he have diabetes" is a great
question. According to Dr Jack Oliver (U of Tenn) ~8% of ferrets with
adrenal gland disease will have elevated cortisol levels, so that could
cause insulin resistance if his cortisol is elevated.
End of ferrethealth Digest
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