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Margie
Insulinoma is not the worst thing that can happen to a ferret -- I
understand the shock from the diagnosis -- God knows I look around and see
my "Baby Misha" and blink twice when I realize he turned three in
January....Time passes by so fast with our babies and we never realize that
our fuzzies are getting older....
Let me tell you about Wolfie -- my second ferret. He was diagnosed with
Insulinoma at age 7 -- we did the surgery (back then they just tried to
remove all the nodes they could see on the pancreas) Wolf went 6 months
without medication. At age 9, his hair started to fall out -- adrenals.
We did surgery for adrenals and insulinoma for him (left adrenal) and more
nodes. Again, off medication for 6 months. Throughout this time, he was a
happy boy, playing with Sasha and Nicodemus and Bruiser and Shadow and
Rascal. Wolf passed to Rainbow bridge at age 10 1/2. I was truly blessed
by his company. And in case anyone is interested, Wolf was a MF ferret.
Margie -- whether Marris lives to be 7 or 10, she had the best owner that a
ferret could ask for. Do what you feel is right in her heart for her. If
Marris is healthy, I would do the surgery, but you are the only one that
knows.
Tell you there is hope? Only Marris can do that - by kisses and dooks,
nibbles and sock-stealing. Good luck to you both.
Lisa
[Posted in FML issue 2288]
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