I posted this on the FHL, but I know there's a lot of experience and
great advice here too. So forgive me, if you're on both lists, for
the crosspost. Thanks in advance for any and all help.

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I have a 3.5 yr old, 3.1 lb male ferret who just had a 2nd partial
pancreatectomy within 1.5 yrs. His blood sugar has been in the mid 20's
while on pred (1cc 2x a day) and (.2 cc) diazoxide. Before surgery he
was started on IV fluids for over 15 hours; this morning his BG reading
was over 300, so the dextrose was reduced from 5% to 2.5% after which
being in surgery for 1.5 hrs his BG dropped back down into the 30's.
Post surgery 5 hours + his BG remains in the 30's with dextrose
increased (I failed to ask at what percent). Surgery found no obvious
nodules on the pancreas or liver (liver was smooth). His omentum had
the most fat the vet had ever seen and his spleen was the smallest
spleen she has ever seen in a ferret.

Does anyone have any ideas as to why his BG readings would be so all
over the map but yet no obvious nodules were found? Any ideas would be
greatly appreciated. This poor dude has no quality of life and it looks
like this 2nd surgery was a failure. I don't know where to go from
here.

---- Just a quick update from this morning (11/01), his BG remains all
over the place from 400's back down to the 30's. He's bruising where
blood is being drawn and he seems to have no appetite.

[Posted in FML 5779]