From:
Ferrethealer@aol.com
Date: 2003-05-19 04:28:02 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Digest 19 May 2003 02:15:11 -0000 Issue 314
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <7e.38fbfff7.2bf9b752@aol.com>
In a message dated 05/18/03 10:15:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
ferrethealth-digest-help@smartgroups.com writes:
> Head twists off to right , weakness in limbs, movement limited to flopping
> like a fish and wriggling in circles exactly like an earthworm. Winds up
> upside down. Doesn't seem to get comfortable. Only wants her soft blankie
> and to cuddle.
> In car on way to vet within 10 minutes of seizure.
> Emergency exam reveals: glucose 46 mg/dl - dextrose injection and sub q
> fluids administered. Acute head tilt to R, strabismus; abdomen feels
> doughy; HR & RR WNL; gums pink; pdr stroke 2* to heart dz;
> neoplasia,infectious,toxic, tlaw-a(?); poor prognosis; severe otic
> discharge in outer part of R ear & filling entire L ear canal- cleaned.
> Nutrical & A/D diet prescribed - also additional fluids. Feed & water every
> 2 hrs over weekend.
>
This to me sounds like she had insulinoma and a probable inner ear infection.
Especially with the fever you mention in a later post, she sounds like she
needs to be on antibiotics. A recheck of the glucose level would be
indicated, to make certain the low number was real and not from her
infection, but the seizure certainly seems insulinomic.
Get a second opinion or at least a recheck exam, get some antibiotics and
keep up with the feeding would be my advice.
Good luck.
Dr. Ruth
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