From:
"Sukie Crandall"
Date: 2009-02-04 20:40:52 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Initial prednisone dosage for insulinoma
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Cait,
if that is FIVE mg per ml then each ml has FIVE mgs of the pred in it.
That is an enormous dose. Given twice a day that would add up to
10 mg of Pred. Check the label.
Ultrasound is NOT usually the best way to find adrenal growths if
there is a question. The TN Panel (sent directly to the university rather
than through a middleman can cut cost by as much as half) is the
way to go if there is an unclear picture.
> The new vet checked Chin Soon's fasting blood glucose which was 41 so
> that confirmed insulinoma. She wants to do an ultrasound to see if an
> adrenal tumor shows up.
...
>
> The dosage with the perscription was 1.0ml twice daily, 5mg/ml solution.
> Yes, 1.0 not 0.1. Every other vet I've dealt with started my ferrets
> at 0.1ml, rechecked the glucose, and adjusted the dosage. I called the
> vet's office to confirm that this was an error and that someone slipped
> a digit. No, it turns out that because Chin Soon's blood glucose level
> was "so low" she really wanted to give her 2mg per day. This sounded
> way too high to me so I called that vet across the state which I really
> trust. She told me that the dosage prescribed was higher than what they
> give with chemotherapy to destroy a ferret's immune system!
It would be 2 mg/day if the bottle is ONE mg/ml or if if says something
approximating Five mg/Five ml.
...
I'd travel. If the new vet is willing to have someone who knows ferrets
better consult, though, then that is a possibility, OR if the front desk or
pharmacy made the error and some covering-up is going on then things
may not be as questionable. It seems like you need to speak with the vet
directly.
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