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Date: | Wed, 30 Jan 2002 19:10:39 -0500 |
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>Have a 5 year 5 month female spayed ferret diagnosis with insulinoma,
>possibly at a very early stage.
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>As this time to weak to have surgery. How long do they usually live after
>surgery?
It varies - some ferrets have been cured, some have recurrence of signs
ranging from 6 months to a year after surgery, some will always require
medical treatment due to the insulinoma being widespread before surgery.
>The vet put her on .5ml of Pred and .5ml of Carafate two times a day, plus
>force feeding her at least 6.0ml of AD three times a day to get her
>strength back.
That is a very *low* amount of food, in my opinion. If she is eating
nothing else, I usually recommend 30 ml three or four times a day. If she
is eating some other foods, I still would do at least 20 to 30 ml twice a
day.
Dr. Ruth
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Save lives - spay or neuter your pet.
[Posted in FML issue 3680]
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