From:
sukiec@optonline.net
Date: 2006-07-15 16:04:14 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] RE: Help! Dying ferret?
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
BTW, when we have a lethargic ferret we including looking for insulinoma am=
ong the things checked. If the blood glucose is also low in testing then t=
he pieces just plain fit. Lethargy is a definite insulinoma symptom, but I=
do not know if it has a neurological component like the more serious signs=
do.
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A normal fasting blood glucose level is in the range of 90-125 mg/dL (4.95 =
Mmol/L - 6.88 Mmol/L). According to Katherine Quesenberry, DVM, in Ferret=
s, Rabbits and Rodents - Clinical Medicine and Surgery --- =93Ferrets with =
blood glucose concentrations lower than 70 mg/dL (3.85 Mmol/L) are suspecte=
d of having Insulinoma. In one study of 49 ferrets with confirmed insulinom=
a, all had blood glucose concentrations lower than 60 mg/dL (3.30 Mmol/L).=94=
=
END QUOTE
is from
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/insulinoma.htm
which I recommend that you read, along with
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/PDF/insulinoma.pdf
which includes
START QUOTE
Definitive diagnosis of insulinoma is made =
in the vast majority of cases by a blood =
glucose test =96 rapid, cost-effective, and =
gloriously simple. In cases in which the =
glucose level is less than 60 g/dl (normal in =
the ferret is 80-120 g/dl), the presence of an =
insulinoma is assured (even without =
corroborative evidence of clinical signs. If =
the blood glucose reading is between 60 and =
80 g/dl, concomitant clinical signs of =
hypoglycemia are required to make the =
diagnosis.
END QUOTE
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