From:
jadeblasio@aol.com
Date: 2011-03-06 20:31:23 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Essiac and Lassix (anyone have experience)
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Thank you Dr. Ruth. Any other guidence you can offer with Essiac will
be great! I had another ferret who had a lung tumor and was treated
with pred, albuterol, and Essiac and lived over a year...died from
unrelated causes (perferated intestine, maybe from long term Essiac
use).
Guille has a diagnosis now. He has a mass in the lung, most likely
Lymphoma. Bronchial Carcinoma or pnemonia are not totally ruled out,
but Lymphoma more likely as his lymphosytes are elevated and have been
for some time. Blood work sent to pathologist 2x and showed reactive
lymphosytes, but this last blood work up showed reactive lymphosytes
however lymphoma not totally ruled out as some of the lymphosytes have
a atypical shape. So given the blood results and the mass....we are
thinking most likely lymphoma. He was on baytril for 5days (.75cc 1x
daily, but xrays got worse) sp pnemonia rules out.
Guille will be 8yrs old this month. His history is that he has
Insulinoma, just diangosed in Oct/November 2010. He was on .1cc of
prenisilone 10mg/ml in the am and .05 at night for the Insulinoma,
however that was raised to .15cc 2x daily with the new diagnosis for
pallative care of lymphoma.
He also has an enlarged prostate, and adrenal disease in the right
gland, as his left was removed years ago. He is treated with
Superlorian (spelt wrong I am sure). I lowered the prenisilone to .1cc
2x dialy yesterday because it was causing his sugar to go too high 214
(and he was due his 2nd dose so no clue how high it would go after).
His ultra sounds, chest xrays and EGG's have been read by his vet, and
a cardiologist and radiologist for 2nd opinions. All say same thing.
He is getting now....
Prednisilone 2x daily (aiming for 12hrs apart) .1cc 10mg/ml
Carafate .4cc 3xs daily before meals (10-15minutes prior)
Lassix .1cc 1x daily (was 2x reduced to 1x)
Albuterol as needed (but give sparingly as he sometimes gets worse
after)
I am also giving rebound (which has only fuctose in it, no other sugar)
to suppliment his hydration, as he began to pee way too frequently when
his sugar went up (every hour)ba.
And that is where we are at. He has good days and bad days but right
now (fingers crossed) the good out weigh the bad. When good, he is
able to walk fairly well with a slight limp on front left leg,
sometimes no limp at all. He asks to go to the hallway to play, looks
around in bags etc.
On bad days, his breathing gets worse, back legs get weak, limps on
front left paw, he needs to rest while walking, still wants to go to
the hallway to play, and gets red in the paw pads and he sleeps more.
On real bad days he can get a fever, and his nose gets red too. He
gets care 24/7 and is never left alone.
I am doing my best to give him quality of life with quantity.
Thank you for responding.
Judy and Guille (pronounced Gee-Jay...full name Guillermo)
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