From:
SanQuatre@aol.com
Date: 2002-05-28 19:13:00 UTC
Subject: Mystik surgery
I just got back from seeing Mystik a bit ago. She is more active
than she was and she was eating and everything, although not by
herself. She is willing and wanting to eat, though, which is good. I
held her and she was a lot more responsive than last night, although
she mostly slept while she was with me. She is doing better than
before, though, and definitely better than on the weekend.
Tomorrow she is to have surgery unless she declines or if the
surgeon isn't able to do it. Most likely she will have it, though.
Since she is doing better now I doubt she will decline any by
tomorrow, but one can never be sure. She most likely has adrenal
gland tumors as well as insulinoma since she has erratic blood sugar
levels and surgery is really the only option for those things. The
vet recommends it over all. Taking her home and medicating her I do
not think would be a good option. I am trying to be optimistic about
the surgery. When ultra sound was done on her abdomen the vet did
not find any tumors, which can really only be good. There is still a
chance she could have a lot of inoperable tumors, though, I really
don't know how likely that is. I am hoping that things will go well
because things have been looking up for her. Although with surgery
things can never be sure, I know.
I will do my best to get Meeko into the vet soon whenever that is
possible. He has thinning hair on his belly and chest, rather than
the classic sign above his tail. Although he does have a bit of hair
loss there and his tail is completely naked. The last time I took
him into the vet he just said to give him Ferretone basically and
that we had to wait some as the only way to diagnose adrenal
problems is with surgery. His skin has only gotten worse, though,
now with scabby and flaky patches. Maybe it is just my imagination
he has trouble going to the bathroom. I am not sure. I worry about
the ferrets too much sometimes. When he urinates he will do it in
little amounts and go several different times rather frequently and
sometimes it takes him a bit to do it. I will get him in soon,
though, regardless. I just don't know what the vet will say. Most
likely conclude he has adrenal from his symptoms, since he seems to
have a lot and his hair loss has been going around for a while.
Meeko has had surgery for a mass cell tumor on his back and it
didn't faze him at all. So I'm assuming since he is in very good
condition if he has another (even though more serious) surgery he
will be all right. Thank you for the feed back I have gotten so far.
I really appreciate it.