Looks like we very likely have an answer on 7 and 5/6 years old Meeteetse's
sporadic urinary and fecal incontinence, rear leg weakness, and rear foot
coolness.  X-rays showed calcification which should not be there at part of
the lower back.  As time went on it seemed less and less likely to be the
insulinoma because it didn't change positively over reasonable spans of
time, then tried to see if she might have an infection or if she was
reacting badly to the Pred, but that wasn't consistent, either, in results.
No one really expected the x-rays to be able to spot anything even if it
was there, but...
 
She lost her bladder on the vet, but then that is why she was there, as he
noted.  Lost her bowels on me this morning.
 
Anyway, the old lady has already been given a back bathroom because the
cage is too vertical for her now, papers for when she can reach them as a
bathroom spot because litter is to hard for her to stand on.  There are
towels on the bathroom floor to add traction and because we can just pull
them up and wash them as much as needed.  I've saved the ferret wheelchair
info in case it comes to that but hopefully this will stabilize for her
sake.  She's even gotten past the point of acting upset when she goes on
us; must realize that we know that she can't help it.
 
The good news is that there is still no sign of anything like lympho
involved.  That's a big good thing.  Neither her recent ultrasound
nor her recent blood tests looked indicative of that, either.
 
Meeteetse and Seven of Six have become best friends, and she has
discovered bell-ball playing by following Seven's lead so the old
girl has a new trick. She still loves tubes, crinkle sacks, walking
all over (even if she does leave puddles and piles behind), kissing
and hugging, eating, etc. etc., etc.  Just is an old lady with some
medical problems.
[Posted in FML issue 3120]