>My other thing, Linus's mysterious low blood sugar, we got his blood >sugar and insulin test back, and it turns out he has low blood sugar and >high insulin. So somehow the pancreas is sending out too much insulin, >even though he A) had no tumors; B) the lump of pancreas "debulked" for >biopsy came back normal; and C) the whole rest of the darn organ looked >normal during surgery. How low is his blood sugar? Were these numbers from in-house testing or from blood sent out; the longer blood goes before testing the less sugar there is, esp. in ferret blood. What symptoms was he having? There can be microscopic insulinomae, which sometimes are widely spread in the pancreas. These are best found by feel and by using a surgical microscope when large enough, but sometimes they aren't large enough. I suspect (I'm not a vet.) that you'll have to assume that this is going to be an on-going problem, but suggest that you ask ferret vets. Look for Diazoxide instead of Proglycem itself since Proglycem is hard to find but Diazoxide is the name for the drug in general and that is widely available. I think maybe the patent timed out; certainly it has been around a good long while because we used it for Fritter way back when we had to find partially used bottles from human hospitals to get it at first. Ferrets vary in how well these work for them, but we've had good success with the grouping. Sometimes Pred is begun first and then Diazoxide later; sometimes both are begun together, depending on the individual situation and how the vet calls it. >1. Something a ferret likes to chew on. What are Foamy Fries? >2. In the corner. What is the feces of the species all in piecies in a pile? >3. Sock, bras and underwear. What is ferret bed lining under the human's bed? Alternative answer: what are face coverings for blind meandering? >4. The Human Foot. What is the signpost for pants legs up which one must go to tickle the backs of knees with whiskers? >5. The Death Stare! What happens when anything is taken away from a ferret? >6. The Oracle. Who laughs pop out her nose when she hears "Bulldinkies", sells stock in Depends, and has a hovering wagon powered by bean gas? >7. "No, that's mine!" What is everything? >8. Under the couch. What is a couch? >9. "Because I can!" What is climbing 8 feet up a closet to leave a TV remote on top then descending by hooking front claws into a long dress and letting bum dangle to rip one's way safely back down? >10. The Wall. What is that thing which stops lateral motion with a clunk during a happy dance? [Posted in FML issue 4043]