Message Number: SG9453 | New FHL Archives Search
From: "rosemary german"
Date: 2004-07-06 22:37:22 UTC
Subject: surprise- Insulinoma seizure
To: <ferrethealth@smartgroups.com>
Message-ID: <001801c463a9$ce3a0bf0$96759c04@yourgv9eh6ors1>

I had a scare today !! Ferris my Hubby's 5 yr old boy (former rescue) was =
in a seizure this morning when i went to dole out everyones Soupie. I pulle=
d him out of his bed to find him unresponsive and near death!! I immediatel=
y started Karo syrup on the gums and rubbed with my finger. Then kept rubbi=
ng his body to keep blood flow! took his BG and it read LO -meaning too low=
to register!! I added a couple drops of water to the capfu of Karo and sy=
ringed it onto his gums and into his clinched mouth being careful not to dr=
own him. It took around 25 mins to get him out of it and to begin to be coh=
erent! His VET was unavailable and so were his back up vets so i had to =
work quickly as he wouldnt have made it to the DRs even if they were availa=
ble!As he began to come out of the seizure , I administered 1/2 crushed tab=
let of 1 ml Pred mixed in couple drops water, by syringe.. Slowly he toun=
gued at it. Then i kept up with the Karo until i knew he had made it throug=
h. Then i syringed 1 teasp. of Chicken baby food warmed with a little water=
and repeated the baby food 3 hours later. =

We almost lost him-to GUESS what? INSULINOMA!! The only outright signs prev=
ious were subtle, like sleeping more so the BG monitor told the story!!!
Knowing how to check BG is SO IMPORTANT for every caregiver. It has been ho=
urs since and he remains stable and i have been keeping a watchful eye on h=
im as he is back to eating kibble 1/2 hour ago. Everyone should know this p=
rotocol as it makes the difference between saving or loosing the life when =
Vet is not immediately available! I have been through this 3 times before w=
ith other ferrets but this was the longest one. .Now he will be on Pred 1/2=
mg twice a day.
(I am so thankful for prayer as i prayed all through that incident not want=
ing to tell Hubby -that he may have lost his little boy. )Rose