From:
"Foster3500"
Date: 2007-03-02 23:22:46 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Lupron Effects on Insulinoma Ferrets ??
To: <ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com>
>From personal experience not from any medical experts, we have had 2 occasions where insulinomic ferrets have had crashes within a week of receiving a lupron shot with no other changes in medication or diet. One was not terribly bad, the other we almost lost him had it not been for the wonderful work of our local vet. I have read that adrenal disease can mask the symptoms of insulinoma and if memory serves the over secretion of hormones causes the a rise in the blood glucose. The lupron blocks the hormones and may cause the glucose level to lower. We have 4 ferrets who are both insulinomic and adrenal, none are surgical candidates so are on lupron. When they get their lupron we monitor them very closely for a couple of weeks to insure that their blood glucose doesn't crash.
Hope this helps and good luck, I would still recommend the lupron with close monitoring,
Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: Florence Love
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 1:51 PM
Subject: [ferrethealth] Lupron Effects on Insulinoma Ferrets ??
Have you heard of any adverse effects that Lupron has on Insulinomic
ferrets? A local vet mentioned it during an exam (of a friends
ferret), and I don't remember reading anything about this. The Quote
was "Vet, said it would make her insulinoma worse".
Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Florence Love
Marietta, GA
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