Hop-a-Long is the ferret that I adopted at the end of July that I thought might have ECE due to his yellow water poops and anorexia. Turns out that none of the others have shown any symptoms, so I guess it was a *major* stress reaction. He, after 1 1/2 months of forced feedings and 3 different medicine cycles, has finally moved into the big cage. His leg has healed nicely, although it is about 3/4 inch shorter than the other ;o), and he has started shedding for the winter. His next problem to face is a blue bump on his hip area. He goes back to the vet Monday for his second set of shots and will discuss removal. Snuffles is my 6 or 7 year old *fat* little girl that had undergone an adrenalectomy last August and is now suffering thru hypoglycemia, aka insulinoma. August 6 her blood glucose was 25.6. She had a real bad episode last Thursday--took 5 cc's of sugar water and 1 hour to get her to the "drunk" stage. Usually takes 1-2 cc's and 5-10 minutes to come completely out of it. She had another episode Monday and another on Wednesday. From Monday til now, she has been unable to walk a straight line--some times are more straight than others, but never a straight line. I took her with me to work Thursday night and did another glucose check-- 52.5. I have upped her pred from 0.5 cc's BID to 0.75 cc's BID and it seems to be helping a *little*. Since this is my first insulinoma ferret, I do not know how things go as the problem progresses. I know that every animal will present differently, but what happens towards the end of their life? Do they stay in this "drunk" stage constantly, or should she be doing a little better? Any input from those of you that have had an insulinoma ferret for the duration would be appreciated. She also goes to the vet Monday for her vaccines and will talk to the Dr about what to do with her. Granted, treating insulinoma in one animal is akin to treating it in another, but this vet doesn't have all that much experience w/ ferrets--he's learning from mine. He actually listens to what I have to say as far as finding info from the 'net, and is quite open to suggestions... Sandy [Posted in FML issue 2437]