From:
sukiecrandall@telocity.com
Date: 2002-08-20 21:17:46 UTC
Subject: RE: Pred dose for insulonoma&otherPossTreat
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <6332910.1029878266528.JavaMail.root@scandium>
Author wrote:
> Hi Again,
> This is about Pred dosage and how high we can end up giving our ferret as well as if there is anything else to give him. He is very lethargic again and we are giving Granpa (weight 4lb 4oz) a dosage of 1&1/2 cc of pred along with 5 drops (of devils club root bark tincture) twice daily with his A/D.
> Thanks for any assistance you can give.
> The 7 Crazy Dookers
> along with Andy & Kathy
Do you know how much he is getting in mg? Prednisone comes in multiple concentrations so the ML level doesn't tell much. We have had a little female whose insulinoma and lymphoma were advanced on as much as 5 mg a day. For ferrets Pred doses eventually depend more on the individual and level of illness than on any formula. With high doses problems like ulcerations have to be watched for.
Have you tried Proglycem? That can be a very useful drug in addition to Prednisone for insulinoma. We've consistently had good fortune with it in our ferret family members.