Message Number: SG7285 | New FHL Archives SearchFrom: Steve Austin
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2004 20:55:40 -0500
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Re: Diabetes/vaccines
Message-ID: <20040105.210110.524.7.kazpat1@juno.com>
Just to tag on to the discussion.
My 2-3 year old who was diagnosed as diabetes and anemia back
in October had a TP done which was just at the cusp of normal,
and Estradiol I think was 2 points above the high range for normal
so I want the exploratory done. His blood sugars run from
130 lowest to 300-350 highest at 12 hours after his Humulin Insulin NPH
( usually 280 or so is the norm at the 12 hour). Since his surgery
will be this week or early next, I don't think I want to switch his
insulin at this point unless it will make a great difference for his
recovery.
My vet said in the past he has a hard time getting the PZI , but if
anyone has good info on
a reliable source of PZI that would be helpful.
He will get Iso for surgery, my concern is postop and should I give
him insulin the morning of the surgery? I don't want him to
bottom out during surgery, although I know my vet will monitor the
sugars and could add glucose to the iv.
Post op, any special considerations? If it is adrenal, I am hoping
that solves his diabetes and anemia.
Keeping my fingers crossed.
Patty
> 1) The best way of doing surgery on a ferret (in my opinion)
> is to mask them down with gas (SEVO or Iso) and keep them
> on gas for the surgery. Removing a skin growth usually does not
> take long, so I would recommend removing the growth.
> Obviously getting her glucose level stabilized before the surgery
> would be the top concern.
> 2) Blood glucose ranging from 20 to 395 is uncontrolled diabetes.
> You said you were using Lente insulin (L). Lente insulin is an
> intermediate acting insulin made up of 30% regular (R) insulin and
> 70% ultralente insulin (U). > Happy New Year,
> Jerry Murray, DVM
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