Hello everyone.  As some of you know, I have been having a terrible battle
against green slime with my little girl Abby.  She was in the vet for
almost a week, but came home almost no better.  She was put on Biaxin as a
"last chance" antibiotic and finally it did seem to work against the slime;
however, she never really got better.  She has had to be syringe feed and
always stresses after a feeding or meds with mouth pawing and teeth
grinding.  I began to suspect this wasn't just stomach ulcers we were
dealing with, but something more underlying that was preventing her from
getting well.  I took her back for blood work today and sure enough, her
blood sugar was very low.  The diagnosis is insulinoma.  At least I know
what we are dealing with now.  The vet feels hopeful that with meds and
diet we may be able to control it for a least a year.  So, now I need to
know some good websites for finding all I will need to know to battle
insulinoma for as long as we can.
 
I guess I knew it was only a matter of time before something like this
happened.  Abby is up there in years.  I sure wish their little life spans
were longer......we get sooo attached.
 
Thanks for any help.
 
Eileen
[Posted in FML issue 2816]