1. To boost energy of a ferret with insulinoma, we have found that baby chicken food helps. Twice a day I add crushed prednisone and 2 pinches of Splenda to sweeten about a third of a jar and Phoebe loves it. I may soon add a third feeding of chicken without the prednisone. 2. Our Farrah lived 2 years after a partial pancreatectomy at age 4 1/2. So far, her sister, Phoebe, has lived about 180 days after the surgery but may be nearing her end time soon. It's sad to see our ferrets struggle to get around and difficult to deal with the question of when enough is enough. I'm trusting myself to know the best time for Pheobe and hope she can enjoy life until then. Alice [Posted in FML issue 3756]