So, mollie has finished taking the baytril and her liver is back to normal, and the only thing that is abnormal about the blood test is that her blood sugar is high. it was high during the last blood test too. now the vet is suggesting testing her insulin levels, which he is doing, because of insulinoma. now, when i spoke to him, i knew nothing about insulinoma (except for the name) but guessed that that was where he was going. so now i've been reading up about it, a bit, on the internet, and also a copy of something he wrote about insulinoma. all things i have read (including the thing he wrote) seem to agree... but a few things remained unanswered. first off, mollie's 9 months old. that's AWFULLY young, isn't it? how rare is it? secondly, she's not drooling, spacing out, seizing (although once in a while she will bite hard and scream, but usually when she is really excited), collapsing, pawing at her mouth, etc. how common is it to be asymptomatic and be sick? third, unless the lab doesnt have enough blood, they are going to use the blood they already have to test her insulin levels. i have since found out that mollie spilled a soda the night before her blood test, and was able to drink some for about a minute before she was caught. as for the first blood test, i dont know what she ate, but its quite possible that she was around my mother's ferrets (who get cereal as treats) and ate some sugar then too. i read on one website about insulinoma that they should fast for 4 hours prior to the blood test... mollie obviously didnt, and may have had sweets in her system, could this skew the test? if the results come up positive should i have them take blood again? if they come up negativ, should i have them retake the blood? forth... if she DOESN'T have insulinoma, and her sugar levels are not out of wack because of the food, but they are just out of wack but her insulin is normal, what could that mean? and finally... the last two... worst case scenario, she has insulinoma... a.) how likely, if its early enough and its one little tumor and they remove it, will that be the end of it forever (not very, i'm sure) and b.) i have read in a few places that she would be on a special diet... is that the case, and if so, how would i go about giving her a special diet and the other 2 their food? i know the obvious answer would be separate cages, but i dont think i would have the heart to have her live in a cage all by herself, and die in a cage all by herself. the other 2 are her best friends. how do i handle this (hopefully i wont have to.) thanks alot, and please send good luck to mollie... -lisa mollie katie rudy [Posted in FML issue 3618]