From:
"Sukie Crandall"
Date: 2008-10-08 01:02:55 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Ferret maybe insulinoma(not spelled right)
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Bobbi, get a friend to get you to the vet for a blood test.
Even though blood sugar can be increased by adding sugar
to the diet it has to be constantly available to prevent a crash,
and when that technique is used early on it may backfire,
though it can be useful for advanced insulinoma, or sometimes
when lymphoma or carcinoma is in the pancreas.
Also, some ferrets develop diabetes, and if those ferrets are
treated with the meds for insulinoma there can be serious
and permanent damage. Diabetes and insulinoma can look
pretty much the same, so testing is needed.
So, until then what you may want is to try a very high protein diet.
It is the only thing that I can think of which may be safe enough
to try until there is vet care, but you still risk a crash. Also, with
some other health problems it may not be the best thing.
Study this useful short piece, too:
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/insulinoma.htm
Why do you think there is insulinoma? What symptoms?
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