From:
"Sue Liszewski"
Date: 2004-08-23 03:44:12 UTC
Subject: RE: [ferrethealth] Diazoxide & Prednisolone Dosing
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <BAY15-F36n4ZHkRQq5x000429d7@hotmail.com>
I too would look for other things. Check the heart, check for lymphoma, esp
with breathing difficulty. I think Sukie gave a lot of very good advice.
Have her checked again sooner rather then later. best of luck.
Dr. Sue
>From: lacochran@charter.net
>Reply-To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>Subject: [ferrethealth] Diazoxide & Prednisolone Dosing
>Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2004 20:44:56 +0100 (BST)
>
>I have a female ferret of unknown age since she was a rescue from a local
>animal shelter. She has been with us since December 2002. She has been
>diagnosed with Insulomina after she crashed the first weekend of June this
>year. She spent the weekend on IVs before being rushed to a ferret
>specialist 70 miles away on Monday. Her blood sugar was 40 Saturday night
>and they got it up to 123 with IVs.
>
>Upon arrival at the ferret specialist, she was tested and an xray done.
>They discovered a blockage at the exit of her stomach. She had also been
>losing hair on her tail and hips before this emergency.
>
>They operated on her, removed the blockage, (it appeared to be rubber from
>a sneaker), removed her left adrenal gland. Inspection of her pancreas
>appeared to be normal, her liver was pale and yellow looking, but was
>suspected to be that way since she had not eaten for a couple of days.
>
>Whwn we brought her home on Tuesday, she looked and acted well. She ate
>kibble and treats. By Thursday, she started to refuse food again and we
>rushed her to the local vet. He shot her up with antibiotics and vitamin B.
>It was the next Thursday before the ferret specialist was badk in his
>office. We rushed her back to him as sonn as he came back from training in
>Arizona and he confirmed Insulomina even though the pancreas had appeared
>normal.
>
>We started her on 0.75ml of Prednisolone twice daily of a 6.7mg/5m
>concentration. We upped the doasge to 1.0 ml twice daily when her spacing
>out and trmbling episodes returned.
>
>She gained a tremendous amount of weight in her belly and hind end. She
>weighed 1lb 8 oz before surgery, 1 lb 11oz when we returned to the vet 2
>weeks later, and now weighs 2lbs 6 oz with all of it in her rear. She also
>has a knot on each side of her neck.
>
>After researching her weight gain, I believe that the Pred is causing her
>to retain weight and water. We contacted the ferret vet and he prescribed
>Diazoxide in addition to the Pred. He wants her dosed at 0.35 Diazoxide
>(20mg/cc) and to continue the 1.0 ml of Prednisolone.
>
>I feel that the Pred is the problem with her weight gain, she is miserable,
>she can hardly waddle, no longer can climb in and out of the bathtub, and
>breathes horribly when she sleeps.
>
>If we are able to cut back on the Pred, will she lose the weight and water?
>
>In summary:
>Weight 2 pounds 6 ounces
>Prenisolone: 1ml twice daily of Prednisolone SOD PHOS 6.7MG/5M
>Diazoxide: 0.35 cc twice daily of Diazoxide 20MG/CC
>
>Thank you for taking the time to read this long post and thanks in advance
>for the replies.
>
>Arnold Cochran
>Owned by Stinky (3 year old male sable and Sophie female age unknown.)
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