To Mark Van Noy:
 
        I'm sure that you will receive a lot of mail, but in case you
     don't, Alice's symptoms are HIGHLY suggestive of an islet cell tumor,
     also known as an insulinoma.
 
        Your next step is to take her to the vet and have a blood glucose
     test run.  If it is less than 70, my suggestion to you and your vet is
     to go for an exploratory abdominal surgery to evaluate the pancreas.
     Surgical removal of these tumros is not that difficult, and is highly
     preferable to medical treatment.
 
     For more information on islet cell tumors - consult the FAQ - (see
     above for instructions.  there are several good articles by several
     different vets in there that will be of great benefit to both you and
     your vet.
 
     Best of luck,
 
       Bruce Williams, DVM                 Department of Veterinary Pathology
       [log in to unmask]         Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
       OR [log in to unmask]           Washington, D.C.  20306-6000
            (202) 782-2600/2602
[Posted in FML issue 1138]