I'm sorry to hear about Ryoga.
Wow. I'd never heard of insulinoma. Like hypoglycemia on steroids --
bigger and with a crazy attitude problem.
Somehow I missed that you were a diabetic as well. Just out of curiosity,
what glucometer do you use? Because if you're still pricking fingers STOP
RIGHT NOW! Go out and buy one of those that works on the back of your arm,
even if you have to pay out-of-pocket for it. I did a couple of years ago
and have never looked back.
-- Ben Doom
Programmer & General Lackey
Moonbow Software, Inc
: -----Original Message-----
: From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
: Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 9:49 AM
: To: CF-Community
: Subject: Re: A very ugly start to the morning
:
:
: Thanks Jerry,
:
: Ryoga has a condition called insulinoma. Its sort of like the opposite of
: diabetes, there are small tumorous nodes on the insulin producing
: cells of
: the pancreas. The result is that these cells end up making too much
: insulin. He is old for a ferret, and was only being medically treated, he
: is not a good candidate for surgery. We fed him normally last night, and
: while he looked a bit spaced when we put him away, there was no
: indication
: that this would happen.
:
: As for blood glucose testing kits, yes there are those available on the
: market, but I do not know how accurate they are for ferrets, as they have
: been designed for people. I'll have to check it out since I test my own
: blood sugar regularly since I have type I insulin dependent diabetes.
:
: larry
:
: At 09:34 AM 2/6/03 -0500, you wrote:
: >Sorry to hear that, Larry.
: >
: >It sounds like blood sugar levels are a very serious threat to those
: >little cuties.
: >
: >Is there a home blood sugar level test that you can use? I know they are
: >pretty standard now for humans.
: >
: >Hope they all make it home safe tonight,
: >
: >Jerry Johnson
: >
: > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/06/03 09:28AM >>>
: >Hi Guys,
: >
: >Wendy and I had a very nasty start this morning. We were woken up this
: >morning about 5:30 AM - Ryoga (our oldest ferret - about 7 years old) was
: >having a seizure. We had to drive to the nearest emergency vet in
: >Springfield, VA, about 30 miles from home - we made it there in
: about half
: >an hour, right at the start of rush hour. They measured his blood glucose
: >levels at 30 mg/ml, normal is around 100 or so. Fortunately after getting
: >IV fluids and dextrose, he was doing a lot better. We stayed there for
: >about an hour or so, until he was stabilized and took him to his regular
: >vet at Eastern Exotics/Pender Vet Center. So here I am at work with the
: >other 3 ferrets waiting to hear back from the vet. This morning sucks to
: >say the least.
: >
: >larry
: >
: >
: >--
: >Larry C. Lyons
: >ColdFusion/Web Developer
: >Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer
: >EBStor.com
: >8420 Quarry Road
: >Manassas, Virginia 20110-5326
: >Web: http://www.ebstor.com
: >Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done.
: >--
: >
: >
: >
:
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