From:
eri garner
Date: 2009-10-04 11:48:46 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] OK, need some insulinoma advice ASAP, please (XP)
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
My little girl, Kitty, has insulinoma; she was diagnosed about two months
ago. She's about three years old, and weighs a little over a pound and a
half.
Currently, she is getting 0.15ml of Pred split between two doses (I don't
know the strength; the bottle doesn't say. It's a printed label that the
vet's office put on it.) She also gets 0.10ml of Proglycem/diazoxide twice =
a
day (this one is 50mg per ml). The last few nights, she has *just* started
to zone out about the time I go to give her the middle-of-the-night dose.
Last night, I happened to check on her a couple of hours before her meds
were due and she was already getting a little glassy-eyed and staggering a
little. Since it was a couple hours too early for the Pred, I gave her some
soup, which she was able to eat with no problem -- just a little slowly.
She was much better in about a half hour, and when I gave her meds at the
usual time, she was normal -- bright-eyed, happy, alert, etc.
My question is: Should I increase her Pred dose, or should I split it into
three doses instead of two? If I increase it, how much should it be
increased? I know that splitting the dose is even harder on the liver (fro=
m
research I've done as well as info from a couple of other vets I contacted
online)...but I want her to be as active, happy, and as healthy as possible=
.
Yes, I will contact my vet tomorrow to ask his opinion, but while I like
him, I've been a little hesitant about some of his info concerning my two
insulinomic kids. Not distrustful, really; he's a good vet, and he's done
right by my kids for the last four years -- but I'd like some other
opinions. There isn't anyone else locally that handles exotics, and I
really can't go very far on my own (disabilities,, among other problems).
So I need some info, please!
Thanks!
~Eri in TX
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