Today the seven littlest critters went in for a quick vet visit. They needed the booster shot for the distemper vaccinations they got a few weeks ago. In addition we decided that it was time for Miss Madison to have a blood draw and a wellness panel to include a glucose test since she is going to be five years old in November. I can't believe she will be five!!
So - I am happy to report that her blood work was perfect and her glucose was normal at 91. Normal range is 80 - 120 and concern starts at 70 or lower. I am so thankful that everything came back normal. While she has no symptoms of anything being out of whack - Clooney (our first ferret who we lost a few years ago) did not show symptoms either. In addition, once Clooney was diagnosed with insulinoma he did so poorly on the meds - they just did not agree with him. But - Harlow - our sweet little FIP girl we lost last year was on the same meds and she did fine. Either way - Madison is doing just great and we don't need to worry about her for at least 6 months. At that point I will fast her for four hours and take a glucose reading at home - if its low we will take her in for confirmation and a treatment plan.
The other reason for our visit was to get the booster shot for the distemper vaccination. A booster shot is defined as an additional dose of a vaccine in order to 'boost' the immune system. My girls were quite cooperative and very stoic. Theo was a brave boy - he 'took it like a man'. Bash was wiggly and uncooperative and Kai screamed like a girl. :) All of them were under observations for reactions/side effects and they all did fine. I continued to keep an eye on them over the course of the evening. Tabby and Fiona were both very sleepy so I brought them to our room - let's just say they got their second wind and ran around playing and investigating. Bash was pretty sleepy as well - he is playing in a bag in my closet as I type this. Bottom line is - everyone is just fine!
Here are some pics from today's adventures:
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| Theo top left - Violet, Fiona in the middle and Kai at the bottom - Tabby, Bash and Maddie are in there as well but you can't see their faces |
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| Maddie (left), Bash, Violet in the back, Kai and Theo |
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| Bash, Maddie, Kai, Theo |
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| Theo |
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| Tabby (top), Kai (middle), Fiona (bottom) checking out the towels |
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| Fiona |
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| Theo |
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| Fiona getting checked out |
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| Bash |
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| Theo |
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| Bash |
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| Fiona getting her shot |
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| Theo and Bash |
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| Kai in the towel cabinet |
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| Fiona |
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| Kai |
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| Violet |
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| Madison |
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| Fiona |
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| Messy little stinkers |
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| Bash |
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| Theo |
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| Bash |
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| Madison |
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| Violet |
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| Theo |
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| Fiona |
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| Fiona |
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| Bash playing in the cabinet |
Next up - kitties get to go for their annual check ups - will schedule them for mid - late July.....
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