From:
Ferretwise
Date: 2010-06-30 19:02:24 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Re: Neurological problem or ????
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Hi again Caity,
You mentioned in previous posts that Zephyr's BG is running high with a fast-
FYI pred will raise the BG.... so you could be looking at risks of
diabetes with pred therapy.
Also if there is cardiac involvement pred may exacerbate it.
Was an xray taken of the heart to see if there is any enlargement?
I am not sure why lymphoma is in the forefront of diagnosis from this
recent spell?
Is there more to support that?
Alicia at www.ferretwise.org
[The vet may be wondering about lymphoma
in the cervical spinal cord, but I don't know
why the vet would expect symptoms in that
location of that illness to be intermittent
-- Moderator]
>If we start treating based on a guess of lymphoma the first step is to
>start her on prednisolone and see if there is any improvement. How do
>you tell if there is improvement in a ferret that has symptoms once
>every two months? It's all terribly frustrating.
>
>Anyway, thanks again for your concern.
>
>All the best,
>Caity
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