From:
cyprus4211@aol.com
Date: 2004-08-15 01:48:51 UTC
Subject: RE: [ferrethealth] Insulinoma treatment & medication amounts HELP!
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <4959088.1092534531277.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
Thanks for your help. There are not many ferrets around here and not many v=
ets who know much about them. Do you mean 5mg or .5ml? I have switched him =
to 3x a day this afternoon. I will probably switch him back to twice if tha=
t doesn't do any good. Since it was working before at twice a day just not =
enough. Today it's humid too and with his weight and low BG he's really res=
tless. His blood sugar was almost up to 60, higher than it has been. If I c=
ould at least get into the high 70's with the meds then food may bring it u=
p the rest of the way. My vet said he could have up to 1ml per day of diazo=
xide and prednisolone. I have read other dosages in other places though. =
Author wrote:
> Okay by my calculations you still have some play with the dose. I wonder=
> however if the increased frequency is a bad thing and might becausing a
> paradoxical effect. I think you can easily give 5 mg of pred twice per d=
ay.
> I prefer prednisolone over prednisone. And yes improve the diet. If y=
ou
> need a diet supplement there is a product called Critical care Carnivore
> made by Oxbow Hay company and is easily mixed up at your convienence but
> your vet would need to order it or Rx the company for you to order it. I=
t
> is very low in fiber/carbs and high in protein and fat. This might be a
> better thing to do at intervals during the day. If this doesn't help I
> would try to change the form of cortisone as mentioned before.
> Diazoxide has a lot of play left. I believe you can easily go to as much=
as
> 4 times what you are giving if you need to. It does not work instantly s=
o
> it takes time to adjust.
> Hope this helps let us know how things go. Of course the other option th=
at
> is currently in vogue is surgery to remove a portion of the panreas and
> limit the insulin stimulation.
> Best to you.
> Dr. Sue
> >From: cyprus4211@aol.com
> >Reply-To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
> >To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
> >Subject: RE: [ferrethealth] Insulinoma treatment & medication amounts HE=
LP!
> >Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 21:13:39 +0100 (BST)
> >
> >He's a hefty boy, right now he weighs 4.7 lbs. At this point it doesn't
> >seem like the meds are doing anything. When he had them twice a day, 4 d=
ays
> >ago, his BG at least went up fairly high at it's peak. I was also thinki=
ng
> >maybe because I put more Zupreem kibble into his soup, 3 cups instead of=
1
> >1/2, maybe that made a difference. Although I don't believe it would mak=
e
> >that much of a change. I know the less carbs he gets the better.
> >
> >
> >
> >Author wrote:
> > > How much does he weigh? In order to know max dosages you need a weig=
ht
> >to
> > > calculate.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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