From:
Steve Austin
Date: 2002-03-06 21:38:00 UTC
Subject: Delurking with insulinoma question ADDENDA
It is probably dexamethasone (decadron) it is about 6 times
as potent as prednisone- so your dose is probably about right,
equal to .6mg/day of pred, depending on the weight you still have
room to adjust up. My girl with insulinoma had many other medical
problems,
and made it 14 months on medications.
A good high protein, meat based diet,and it really also depends
on the level of glucose, some ferrets don't do well, with very low
lows, and others stay a little low only and aren't symptomatic while
on meds, and good diet.
I agree with Mike, surgery is best done early, not late if that is a what
you want to do. Read about it by searching the FHL archives, and
at www.ferretcentral.org as well as links provided at that site.
Patty
> just another question.. it's 7.30 pm and I,ve just realized once the
> vet
> is out of course, that the box of pills he gave me is labelled
> Dexasone.
> Is that another name for Prednisone ?
>
> thx !
>
> SoMK
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