Well here it goes:
My boyfriend has a 6 year old ferret, which I believe if pretty old for a ferret, and he has insulinoma which is a tumor in the pancreas. The vet said he had all the symptoms: low blood glucose, low activity level, blank staring, staggering, convulsions, and hind-end weakness. The vet said surgery is most likely not going to help I guess because of his age. Even with the surgery or medicine as an alternative, it won't cure him, just relieve symptoms for a time.
In the past few months he has lost a LOT of weight, but until yesterday, still ate the same amount as always. The past 2 days he has hardly touched it.
I kind of have the feeling he is on his way out but I am wondering if he is in any pain? I know some of the symptoms aren't comfortable but is he suffering very much? Sometimes he seems find and we wanders around exploring like usual, but then other times he just sits there and won't leave his cage. We thought about having him euthanized if he is suffering a lot. Can the vet just do this? Do they charge for that?
I guess I am just looking for suggestions if anyone has any.
Thanks.
My boyfriend has a 6 year old ferret, which I believe if pretty old for a ferret, and he has insulinoma which is a tumor in the pancreas. The vet said he had all the symptoms: low blood glucose, low activity level, blank staring, staggering, convulsions, and hind-end weakness. The vet said surgery is most likely not going to help I guess because of his age. Even with the surgery or medicine as an alternative, it won't cure him, just relieve symptoms for a time.
In the past few months he has lost a LOT of weight, but until yesterday, still ate the same amount as always. The past 2 days he has hardly touched it.
I kind of have the feeling he is on his way out but I am wondering if he is in any pain? I know some of the symptoms aren't comfortable but is he suffering very much? Sometimes he seems find and we wanders around exploring like usual, but then other times he just sits there and won't leave his cage. We thought about having him euthanized if he is suffering a lot. Can the vet just do this? Do they charge for that?
I guess I am just looking for suggestions if anyone has any.
Thanks.