Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2015 11:05:23 GMT -5
Farah has been chewing (without food) for about 2 and a half months since the end of sept when she got her last deslorin and got a dental cleaning which the dr. prescribed antibiotics for a tooth infection...she does this chewing almost on a constant everyday while shes awake ... This year in March she was diagnosed with insiloma and started predisilone and shortly after that diazoxide...its been almost 9 months since then and she is now up to .2 on the pred (max) and .4 diazoxide 50 ml strength.... I took her in to the vet in October cause of the chewing and sluggish behavior...she said her bg was really low(in the 40's) and thats when she increased the dosage of diazoxide twice in a month period withh her bg rising about 10 counts per dose increase ending around 62 or so...last week I noticed her getting plump again almost bloated like when her bg was normal so when I took her back in to get her bg rechkd this last monday 12/7/15 I told her about the bloating and also Farah whinning a lil when she pees or poops and sometimes randomly when she eats ... The vet says she felt a mas in her upper tummy around her midsection and thinks it may be a tumor because of her pain symptoms and didnt seem hopefull...she also asked if I still wanted the bg chk which I thought was strange as if farah wouldnt be needing any more medical services ..I told her to deffinately get the bg test so when she came back it was 82 which is the highest its been in over 6 months..... Also Farah has adrenal disease and received 2 deslorin implants this year...1 in June and 1 in Sept...the first one started growing her hair back...the hair is still falling out even after a 2nd one in Sept....prior to this year she got melatonin 3 or 4 times 6 months apart each time which didnt work after awhile. .... The vet said she would need to test to see if she is a candidate for pain meds since her kidneys are only putting diluted urine out which I figured to be true since her urine has been odorless untill this morning which had the usuall musky ferret smell to it... Also she had a urinary tract infection this summer which at times seems like its back cause she dribbles and spurts little puddles here and there yet sometimes pees alot ..this is since she got off the antibiotics for it...she is currently still eating soupies (raw chkn) since april and is probably best since she cant chew too well cause of her teeth are seemingly sore still cause she wont eat unless its brought down to room temp which is also how she takes her meds .pred first and then 20-30 minutes later for the diazoxide...she gets these at 6 p.m./a.m. also now we are feeding her a little less food per serving but feed every 3 hrs verses 6... My hopes are to find Holistic pain relief for her belly and see if I cant make sure her ph more balanced if doable... Also to seek out tumor dissolving remedies which I found a few but would like to get some consultation from a holistic exotic vet. Farah will be 9 yrs old in 2016....she is the sweetest ferret ever and has a personality like no other ferret ive encountered...she has survived countless situations ...I HOPE AND PRAY AS HER FERRENT THAT SHE CAN STICK AROUND A LIL LONGER....cant imagine life without my precious angel..(neither can Lorenzo)... 
.. And even if I get the test done she still wont get any trearment except pain relief...
