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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2014 22:39:33 GMT -5
She has loss of appetite, hind legs are not as strong as they should be, and she sleeps a lot, I know they sleep a lot naturally, but she's excessive...but I've been waking her up.
I'm feeding her again at midnight tonight.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2014 22:42:06 GMT -5
You should set an alarm to feed her every 5 hours or so during the night, if she goes more than 5-6 hours without eating with those symptoms she could crash, and a seizure is a terrible thing for you or her to go through. I had to do this with my girl, she was too lethargic to wake up and eat at night so I had to do it for her, hopefully once she stabilizes (and she will) you won't have to.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2014 22:55:13 GMT -5
well that's what I will do, anything for my baby girl. I just want to see her BG go up.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2014 22:59:18 GMT -5
What program did you use to create your signature?? It's so beautiful!!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2014 23:57:01 GMT -5
Thank you, a very talented member here, gfountain, made it for me. I wanted to include all my bridge babies, they're always part of the family. She did a great job
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Post by Desiree on Dec 20, 2014 0:10:09 GMT -5
1.5 ml is a lot and was almost the max dose for my 1.6 lb girl, mine were started at 0.2 ml. Prednisone can ve injectable but it most definitely is available in liquid form and every Vet should know this, dogs and cats can take liquid pred also. May be worth going to a different Vet. Do you have a BG meter? Can you check and see what hers is? @julesalot, I wasn't sure if you were meaning my Rebel's dose in this, but she is on 0.15ml, not 1.5ml. I don't want anyone thinking my baby is being overdosed.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2014 0:17:23 GMT -5
Ah okay, makes much more sense. The max dose for Pred for ferrets is 2.5 ml of Pred twice a day, so 5 ml in a full day. It's best to stay at the lowest dose you can, with your ferret being stable of course.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2014 20:29:17 GMT -5
Thank you, a very talented member here, gfountain, made it for me. I wanted to include all my bridge babies, they're always part of the family. She did a great job She did a great job!!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2014 20:53:01 GMT -5
Well Bella had a much better day today!! (dance) I set my alarm for 6am to feed her. I have fed her every 3 hours and there are 2 times when I had to take a 2nd syringe out as she was still hungry! And to add to my excitement I did not have to feel like I was forcing her to eat today...she kept licking the syringe...at one point while I was making more food she was in her cage sniffing where I put the food, she was hungry. So at that point my daughter gave her 2 bandit treats and afterwards when I fed her she at 0.5oz! So far today she has eaten 1.8oz and I still have another feeding to give her. She was also much more active today! Thank you everyone for all of your encouraging words.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2014 21:09:23 GMT -5
That's great Don't give bandit treats, they will cause her BG to spike (then crash) and will make her Insulinoma worse. Pretty much anything that has a picture of a ferret on it, is bad for ferrets. Ferretvite, ferretone, ferretlax, and any food or treat product from marshalls won't be good for them either. Duk soup, bandit treats, goodbye odor, etc. For treats you can cut up some raw chicken slivers into pieces the size of the treats, put them in your oven on the lowest temp (250F or under) and let them dehydrate over the course of 6-8 hr. I'm having to syringe feed my boy right now, so I know how good it feels when they don't fight us about it.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2014 0:17:38 GMT -5
Thanks for the info. Wow they really can't have anything commercial! I'm glad that I'm learning here.
Bella has had the most food intake today at 1.8oz!! (dance)
What kind of ferret is Marcie...it looks like Bella would look like her if she had all her fur.
Caillou has Insulinoma too right?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2014 0:25:16 GMT -5
We're always learning something new Marcie is a Marshall Farms, she's a sable but she has a silver tint to her now that she's getting her winter coat, hard to see with a picture. This is her last month, she's darker now but looks pretty much like this- Caillou doesn't have Insulinoma, my Neichei and Juliet did though (DIP to both my girls). We suspect Caillou has Lymphoma, but he hasn't had the tests run for it, were planning to have it done first week of January. Don't know if you saw my thread, Caillou suddenly (started last night) started passing a significant amount of blood in his poop, we took him to the Vet earlier today (there were a LOT of complications finding a Vet, with the payment, etc) and they put him on Pepsid, Amoxicillian, and Metronidazole along with Sub-Q fluids there and sent home with us. We don't know what is wrong but he passed his first non-bloody stool about 3 hours ago, after the first round of Pepsid. He doesn't want to eat so I'm having to syringe feed him every 4-5 hours or so. He seems to be improving a little though. There are dozens of possibilities, we have no idea of the cause.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2014 0:38:45 GMT -5
I love sables! They are gorgeous! I could see her darker colours in the pic you posted! She's gorgeous! Mia is a Marshall Farms too! I'm sorry to hear about what is happening with Caillou. It's so hard when they are sick...breaks my heart. I just noticed that your Adrian shares a birthday with my granddaughter, except she was born in 2007. He was gorgeous!! Adrian, Neichei and Juliet weren't very old when they crossed to the Rainbow Bridge. That must have been so hard for you! Seems you and I have our hands full. Do all ferrets get sick like this??
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2014 0:51:36 GMT -5
The dates on my signature are the dates I adopted them, Adrian was about 4 yrs when I adopted him and 5yrs when he passed of full blown Lymphoma, Neichei was about 3yrs when I adopted her and 6yrs when she passed of Insulinoma, Juliet was about 5 yrs when I adopted her and she passed at 7yrs of Adrenal, Insulinoma, and Lymphoma. Caillou is 5yrs and Marcie is 1yr. I had Neichei for the longest, for 3 years. I only had Adrian for 1 year, and I had Juliet for 2 years. I had to make that decision, the decision to end their suffering, and it never gets easier. Thousands in medical bills ($5,000+) and monthly visits, countless tests and dozens of medicines, some people say I'm crazy, I just think I'm in love Unfortunately, due to Marshall's severe inbreeding and awful mills, mutilating ferrets at 5-6 weeks of age, tearing them from their mother and throwing them in a pet shop, feeding them kibble and giving them sugary treats, cancer is very common in ferrets now. I've had 5 ferrets, I've lost 3 and all I lost from cancer, they were all from Marshall's and they all ate kibble their entire life except Jules ate raw for 3 mo until she passed. My friend says that with ferrets and cancer it's not a question of "if" it's a matter of "when" ... it's awful, but it's very common. All we can do is take care of them the best we can, give them the happiest home and bunches of loves and snuggles and know that when they pass they were happy with the life they lived with us, and that we loved them more than anything. I've had to stand at the table watching them give that drug that stops my babies heart 3 times now, I've had to hold their paws, pet their heads, kiss them goodbye and tell them I love them. All it makes me want to do is go home, hug my other babies and give them the very best I possibly can.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2014 1:00:58 GMT -5
I know it's hard, I've had to do it 3 times also with my dogs. It's sooo hard. I just lost my Sadie in September, she was 14 and I had her since she was 4 weeks old, she took a piece of my heart with her. Here I thought it was a good thing that I had a Marshall's baby. But she came to me because she needed to be taken care of. And I am going to give her the best life and care she deserves, as all furbabies are so innocent and defenseless and they love us no matter what. I agree that you are in love...that's what these furbabies do to us. This is my first time owing ferrets and I wonder how I ever did without them. I just find it soooo hard to face loss. My husband always tells me we're not getting anymore animals because I take it so hard, but he let me get Bella and Mia. I just saw your post on FB. I had not been on the computer much today. Is there a way to follow a member on here? That way if I could follow you I will not miss any of your future posts.
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