From:
Ferrethealer@aol.com
Date: 2004-11-29 06:08:52 UTC
Subject: Hind end weakness Re: [ferrethealth] Digest 29 Nov 2004 03:35:34 -0000 Issue 851
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <1f0.2fd1dfaf.2edc16f4@aol.com>
In a message dated 11/28/04 10:35:51 PM Eastern Standard Time,
ferrethealth-digest-help@smartgroups.com writes:
I plan to make sure he knows about my
concerns regarding possible insulinoma and ask that he resect any nodules he
might
find on her pancreas while he is doing the adrenal. My thoughts too are that
something else is in play here in regards to her symptoms since 70 isn't
extremely low for BG. Does anyone, especially the vets, have any thoughts to
offer on this.
I consider 70 with clinical signs of insulinoma to be insulinoma until proven
otherwise. You say that you have seen some response to a fairly low dose of
pediapred, and that seems fairly confirmatory to me. Obviously the pancreas
should be inspected during surgery, and if nodules are found they should be
removed, but often the insulinomas are too small to be seen and in that event a
partial pancreatectomy would be indicated, IMO. Another option would be to run
an insulin level, with a blood sugar at the same time, to confirm the
diagnosis before surgery.
Dr. Ruth
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