From:
Russell Prater
Date: 2002-03-13 21:11:00 UTC
Subject: Re: [Ferret-Health-list] Re: Kramer not doing well
dr_bruce_williams wrote:
> You have this one a little backwards - diabetic ferrets can't have
> sugar - this is not a problem with insulinoma ferrets (although you
> don't want to give them a lot of sugary treats, either.
>
> With kindest regards,
>
> Bruce Williams, dVM
Did you mean to say just that? I've always heard that giving sugar to an
insulinoma ferret will cause a rebound effect that will cause an even
lower blood glucose. I just want to make sure that I understood what you
said. Thanks.
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