From:
Steve Austin
Date: 2003-02-16 02:34:30 UTC
Subject: Yuki is not doing well...
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <6219377.1045367453989.JavaMail.nobody@chromium>
yes, pediapred is a brand name, the generic is prednisilone. Pediapred
only comes as 5mg/5ml, prelone and orapred are some other brand
names that come as 15mg/5ml of prednisilone.
Patty
On Sat, 15 Feb 2003 17:17:18 -0500 "katharine" <katharine@nettally.com>
writes:
> Isn't Prednisolone just generic Pediapred? I have wondered if there
> is any particular reason for vets to prescribe Prednisone instead of
> Pediapred? It seem that Pediapred is much safer/better for them; no
> sugar or alcohol. Does anyone know?
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From: Veronica <prism_wolf@yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <4713989.1045367604238.JavaMail.nobody@chromium>
...after her vet appt. today. I took her in fully expecting to get the outcome of insulinoma. What I didn't expect was an immediate exploratory requested because of the mass the vet felt in her right side...and this was from a walk-in visit. A more experienced ferret vet did the surgery and found an inoperable mass that leaves her with just a short time left with us. Weeks to months.
This is what the vet had to say:
"BG - 236
BUN - 40
ventral abdom. incision. HUGE (double underlined) mass (single underlined) C~8-10cm diam. - very vascular - involving entire pancreas - tightly adhered to back body wall & liver & spleen - fully involving kidney also. Removal NOT possible. Closure per normal.
A: Insulinoma
P: Poor prognosis - take home & decide when to euthanize."
I have only had her since Oct. I knew she wasn't using her rear legs well, but I had no idea this is what Yuki would be up against. I found out through the vet she is only about 2 years old. If she was taken sooner (though sooner than I have had her) she would have had a MUCH higher chance of survival. It is so important for us to take our babies in and have them checked. The other 3 are going in two weeks when Yuki gets her stitches removed for their checkup.
Now my questions here are: 1) When she has a siezure (for which the vet said she had witnessed...I never knew what one looked like) what kind of sugar solution should I use for her, 2) How agressive can these tumors be at their worst, and 3) Is it possible that the tumor could have been operable back in October?
Thanks for any feedback and I'll be waiting for a reply in rainy Tennessee.
Veronica