Message Number: SG13709 | New FHL Archives SearchFrom: mjanke@miamiferret.org
Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 12:09:35 +0100 (BST)
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Subject: RE: insulinoma and fluid build up in abdomin
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Insulinoma causes low blood glucose, it doesn't typically cause fluid build up in the abdomen. There could be cardiomyopathy (heart disease) or any number of other conditions that could cause this. I think you need a little more in-depth diagnosis to find out what's causing this so you know how to treat.
That's not to say she doesn't have insulinoma, just that there may be other more serious problems going on.
mike
Author wrote:
> Hello, my name is Peggy Freeman. I am a ferret owner in Hampton, VA. My 6yr female ferret has been diagnosed with insulinoma. She has the blank looks and lethargy. She was health until sometime after January. She began to develop fluid build up in her adominal cavity.
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