From:
Batine DeWinter
Date: 2002-06-14 22:01:00 UTC
Subject: RE: New Member, Insulinoma.
Hi Kym,
Nope, Lydia has not changed at all. In fact, now she does not want to drink
her water even. I am getting more and more worried all the time. Ok, I
take that back...she just started drinking it. Thank heavens. I believe
Lydia weighs 2 or so pounds. she's average sized, Pandora is my teeny weeny
one. I'll be calling Dr. tomorrow morning. If he wants her back in,
that's fine too.
You mention that the Nutri-cal would be a big no-no? My husband actually
called me from the vet's office to see if we had some, or they were going
to send him home with a tube of it for her.
I am hoping someone can set me straight here. I myself am a Diabetic, so I
have to watch my carbohydrates. (all carbs break down into sugars,
therefore it is smarter to monitor the carbs than just sugar alone.) So is
Lydia, as suffering from Insulinoma, having problems with high blood sugar,
as I do, or low blood sugar??
Once I know for sure, I can deal with it easier. I am used to modifying my
own diet, so it will not be a big stretch to do the same for Lydia.
I got her to eat 3 baby spoonfuls of chicken noodle dinner baby food, then
she began to balk even while scruffed so I gave her a few syringe -fuls of
it, slowly. She will not touch her crunchy food. I normally feed her 8 in
1 Ultimate pro food, which is very good, but as I was not the one to go to
the store last, the wrong food was brought home. Today I tried to entice
her with Iams kitten food, because she ate it previously and liked it. No
dice. I think she will not want crunchies until she can stop grinding her
teeth.
Thank you for your reply and the concern. I really appreciate it. *hugs*
-Jen-
At 06:33 PM 6/14/02, you wrote:
>Hi Jen,
>
>Hmmmm. I'd expect to have seen improvement rather quickly - my insulinoma
>ferrets usually improved very visibly within 24-48 hours of being on pred.
>
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