First let me say hello again.  We used to be on the list but life got
busy and I ended up unsubscribing... wish I hadn't but at least I found
my way back! :)  I missed you guys!
 
Now the main reason for this post... Lil' Nose was diagnosed with adrenal
cancer the end of last year.  My regular vet missed it for about a year
and a half after taking him in on several occassions for fur loss which
was passed off as seasonal coat changes.  Thank goodness for UT Vet
School!!  Now he is on the Depo shots and responding wonderfully.  His
fur is back in full glory and so is all the mischeif!  I'm still missing
a few socks if any should show up in that ferret black hole!!  Pandora is
my main concern right now.  Last Thursday I took them both in for check
ups (and Noser's shot) and it was discovered that Pandora has Insolnomia
along with a benign mass in her spleen.  She's almost 8 years old so
surgery is out of the question for that and it's being watched closely.
Tuesday night she seemed to crash.  The best way to describe it was like
her batteries were just going dead.  She couldn't stay awake.  After a
tearful call to the Vet Center and talking to the vet, we did Karo Syrup
every half hour for almost 3 hours at which point I just couldn't bear to
torture her any more and let her sleep.  There was no improvement but it
looked like a classic case of low blood sugar.  This morning there was no
change so to the Vet School we went.  Granted I expected the worse.  Her
blood sugar was 95 which is wonderful so we ruled out that it was a hypo
attack which left the spleen issue on the table (the last thing I wanted
to hear).  After more tests they are now thinking she has a Flu Like
situation going on and we will know more in the morning.  Question is has
any one else had this problem?  She is on a Prednisone type medication to
control the low blood sugar thing and the vet said that may have weakened
her immune system and allowed this "cootie" in... if that's what it proves
to be.  They kept her over night and I'm hoping to get to bring her home
in the morning.  Noser is VERY upset that she's not here and is sleeping
in the bottom hammock waiting for her.  It's heart breaking!!  If any one
has information on Insolnomia in ferrets or this Gastro-thingy they think
this episode is I would be forever greatfull!
 
This turned out to be longer than I expected... sorry!!  I'm just a
worried ferret mom with stock in Kleenex now!!
 
Glad to be back!!
 
Sincerely
Missy Simpson and the TN Brat Pack
[Posted in FML issue 3791]