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17 years ago
Well, we took the fuzzies in today for their follow up appointment. Pudge's leg was healing nicely, though he wasn't too happy about getting the stitches out. Unfortunately, his blood sugar was even lower than before and Sly's though higher than Pudge's was also at a a worrying level. Ferret blood sugar is usually between 90 and 110. Pudge's first reading was 40 something...this time it was 36. Sly's was around the 50s.
The thing that baffled and perplexed the vet was they are showing NO outward signs of the disease. They both still run around, fight, play, and get into trouble just like normal ferrets. At these levels, they should be dragging around and not wanting to get out of bed. His explanation was that this blood sugar drop may have been a gradual thing...so their bodies have gotten used to it and not reacted.
We got some medication for them...yummy liquid twice a day. Thankfully its not too expensive. He also said that while he's heard about surgery for this condition, he does not recommend it until its the last option, given the tumor will just come back. He seemed pretty upbeat about the whole thing, especially since the boys haven't been showing any signs of distress. That makes me feel better, and I'm just thankful now that we know and can start doing something about it. I'm sure I'll have more amusing stories in the future about trying to give ferrets medicine.
The thing that baffled and perplexed the vet was they are showing NO outward signs of the disease. They both still run around, fight, play, and get into trouble just like normal ferrets. At these levels, they should be dragging around and not wanting to get out of bed. His explanation was that this blood sugar drop may have been a gradual thing...so their bodies have gotten used to it and not reacted.
We got some medication for them...yummy liquid twice a day. Thankfully its not too expensive. He also said that while he's heard about surgery for this condition, he does not recommend it until its the last option, given the tumor will just come back. He seemed pretty upbeat about the whole thing, especially since the boys haven't been showing any signs of distress. That makes me feel better, and I'm just thankful now that we know and can start doing something about it. I'm sure I'll have more amusing stories in the future about trying to give ferrets medicine.
V.
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About giving pets medicine... we eventually just started squirting it and/or crumbling it onto their food. With one of our cats, we literally had to wrap her in a towel while giving her the medicine, so that she wouldn't claw our faces into unrecognizability. Putting in the food turned out to be much easier. You could consider that if it gets too rough.