From:
"Liz Tveite"
Date: 2004-02-23 15:35:01 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] question, how long should fert fast before a blood
To: <ferrethealth@smartgroups.com>
Message-ID: <007201c3fa22$9d1a6290$494e26d0@DGLX6441>
Hi Cindy,
Our shelter use to fast for 3 hours. But now we don't fast at all. It is
too hard on the insulimoma ferrets to be without food that long.
By the time I feed one of mine just before going and bring them up for a
test (which I did for 2 ferrets last week), with the drive and wait time,
it doesn't have much effect on the reading.
Liz
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cindy" <cobrist@cox.net>
To: <ferrethealth@smartgroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 3:40 PM
glucose reading
> A quick question: My little boy, Bailey, has an appointment with my
world's-best Ferret Vet tomorrow morning. I suspect the Dr. will want a
blood glucose reading.
> Do I need to withhold food and/or water before the appointment?
> Do I need to know when he last ate and/or drank?
> Should I deliberately feed him (x) number of hours before the appointment?
> Please advise.
>
> (Normally, I'd call the Vet, but it's Sunday & they're closed).
>
> Thank you for your knowledge & willingness to share!
> Cindy O & our feisty business of six funny fuzzies (Roanoke, VA)
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