From:
Jen Phillips
Date: 2004-11-03 05:00:40 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] RE: Feeling Pancreatic Tumors
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-Id: <6.2.0.8.0.20041102234920.036e9680@mail.hideyhole.org>
No, we have not scheduled surgery yet. We did discuss our options with the
vet last Wednesday, and he felt that exploratory surgery would be the best
option. But we didn't schedule it because our whole gang is currently
getting treated for an unknown skin problem (Advantage for fleas, an
injection for mites although none were found, and a bath with anti fungal
shampoo once per week). He felt that we should wait on surgery until
treatment is complete to prevent an overload of stress to Loki.
I've thought over what you said, and I think we'll go for the blood work
first. Then move on to exploratory if her blood work is ok.
At 07:38 PM 11/2/2004, you wrote:
>Have you scheduled an exploratory surgery or an ultrasound, as wel;l as
>pre-op blood work?
>
>I know that if we had one with a lump which could be felt like that we'd
>think seriously about first doing the blood work to see if it indicates
>any considerations (as when Ashling's pre-op CBC w Chemistry Panel showed
>that something more serious than insulinoma was present so we knew in her
>case not to do surgery.
>
>The net step would be decide between imagining as with ultrasound or just
>going to surgery.
Happy Dookin',
The Hidey Hole Gang - http://www.hideyhole.org/
Jen, Mike & The Critters
The Ferrets - Loki, Fria, Vivi & Duke
The Hedgehog - Punk
The Rats - Plato, Algernon & Mystique
The Chicken - Dixie
Missing Jamocha...