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Date: 2003-04-12 22:48:24 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] insulinoma surgery
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <3b.368bfdb9.2bc9f1b8@aol.com>
In a message dated 4/12/2003 5:39:24 PM Central Daylight Time,
Lorivs2002@yahoo.com writes:
> <<How much longer, after insulinoma surgery, is the life expectancy of the
> ferret. If they have the surgery, will it be like starting from the
> beginning with insulinoma, or do you pick up where you left off.>>
"According to > A study from a couple of years ago stated that the average
> lifetime after a diagnosis of insulinoma and the surgical removal of a
> tumor was approximately 474 days." -- excerpt from an article by Dr. Mike
> Dutton, DVM, DACVP, as seen in the Insulinoma FAQ.
The length of fair health after surgery is extremely variable. Some ferrets
may do very well and continue to for years, others may decline again a short
time later, others may require multiple surgeries to keep stable. It just
depends how much of the pancreas is affected.
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