From:
AFERRETVET@cs.com
Date: 2002-03-25 15:26:00 UTC
Subject: Re: adrenal + insulinoma are there compatible medical tr...
Hi there,
It sounds like your ferret is starting to show signs
of low blood sugar (ie insulinoma). The first step is to
have Belle's blood sugar checked. If it is low then it is
time to start treating her with either surgery or medically.
No, the pediapred will not cause a problem with her right
adrenal gland, but the itchy skin and hair loss sounds like
she may have adrenal gland disease in her right adrenal gland now.
Thus it is time to consider surgey to remove her right adrenal gland
or to treat her medically (Lupron, melatonin). If she is a healthy
5.5
years old then surgery is the way to go. You can take the right
adrenal
gland out and part of her pancreas out at the same time.
Hope that helps,
Jerry Murray, DVM