From:
Bruce Williams, DVM
Date: 2001-04-10 20:18:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Tear drop shaped kidney query
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., weezul <weezul1@y...> wrote:
> I was wondering if a tear drop shaped kidney could be
> a sign of adrenal. The vet who examined my ferret
> said he had a very strange shaped right kidney but he
> wasn't diagnosed as having adrenal disease.
That is an unusual finding. I would be interested in finding out how
this finding was made -
The right kidney sits right up under the liver - it is a difficult
organ to palpate well, and I have not seen an abnormal kidney in this
shape. The adrenal gland sits at the cranial pole of the kidney - a
swelling of the adrenal gland might give an abnormal widening of one
pole of the kidney over the other.
However, bloodwork and clinical signs are still the best way to
diagnose adrenal disease.
With kindest regards,
Bruce Williams, dVM