Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2016 22:39:57 GMT -5
Hi everyone!
I need some insight on what would be the best route for my girl, Ripley. She was surrendered to me alongside her brother, Gusgus, about a month ago. She had almost no fur left and was being fed Meow Mix. I asked the owner what vet she took them to, and the answer was "none". So I took them in for a check up and Ripley obviously has adrenal. She took 2 shots of Lupron and the Dr wants to keep the 2 shots/month for 3 months to see how she reacts.
Last night she started to act a little weird, losing balance, very lethargic, a bit dehydrated, glossy eyed... I took her to the vet this morning to get some bloodwork done and check for insulinoma. Her BG came at 59 and het ALT was so high (over 2 thousand) the machine couldn't even read it. The Dr said he isn't worried about insulinoma (according to him, he only worried if it's 40 below), instead he's worried about what's going on with her liver - which he doesn't really know. He put her on amoxicilin and pred, what I thought it was weird as if he's not worried about insulinoma, then why put her on pred? (aside from the fact that a BG of 59 screams insulinoma to me). I live in UT and we really lack knowledgeable ferret vets here, that's why I'm looking for thoughts and inputs on this case. I don't know if I should keep up with the pred or not, as it can be very harsh on her tummy and her liver as well. Any suggestion is appreciated! Thank you!
I need some insight on what would be the best route for my girl, Ripley. She was surrendered to me alongside her brother, Gusgus, about a month ago. She had almost no fur left and was being fed Meow Mix. I asked the owner what vet she took them to, and the answer was "none". So I took them in for a check up and Ripley obviously has adrenal. She took 2 shots of Lupron and the Dr wants to keep the 2 shots/month for 3 months to see how she reacts.
Last night she started to act a little weird, losing balance, very lethargic, a bit dehydrated, glossy eyed... I took her to the vet this morning to get some bloodwork done and check for insulinoma. Her BG came at 59 and het ALT was so high (over 2 thousand) the machine couldn't even read it. The Dr said he isn't worried about insulinoma (according to him, he only worried if it's 40 below), instead he's worried about what's going on with her liver - which he doesn't really know. He put her on amoxicilin and pred, what I thought it was weird as if he's not worried about insulinoma, then why put her on pred? (aside from the fact that a BG of 59 screams insulinoma to me). I live in UT and we really lack knowledgeable ferret vets here, that's why I'm looking for thoughts and inputs on this case. I don't know if I should keep up with the pred or not, as it can be very harsh on her tummy and her liver as well. Any suggestion is appreciated! Thank you!
