From: 
Steph 
Date: 2001-06-03 16:05:00 UTC
Subject: [Ferret-Health-list] Re: Melatonin/ Lupron for 
            disease/ UK vets question
             Actually melatonin is illegal in some countries.  Any 
                  Canadian that I know who uses it, brings it up from the U.S. 
                  without declaring it.  I am unsure which countries it is legal 
                  in and which it is not.
                    ----- Original Message ----- 
                    From: Mike Janke 
                    To: Ferret-Health-list@yahoogroups.com 
                    Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2001 7:53 AM
                    adrenal disease/ UK vets question
                    Melatonin can be used to treat the symptoms of adrenal 
                    disease.  
                    Typically, 1mg given 8-9 hours after sunrise.  It's not 
                    likely it 
                    does anything to treat the actual disease, it only would 
                    help to 
                    supress the symptoms.  I believe you can get melatonin in 
                    just about 
                    any health food store.  I'm sure they have those even in 
                    Germany!  I 
                    couldn't say whether or not Lupron is available across the 
                    pond, but 
                    it seems likely it is.
                    mike
                    --- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., "Ulrike" wrote:
                    > Hello again
                    > 
                    > I know it has been discussed but I haven't paid much 
                    attention as 
                    to whether
                    > melatonin can be used for adrenal disease...  Somebody 
                    mailed me 
                    and asked
                    > me about it so I thought I best ask here...  And I'm also 
                    wondering 
                    whether
                    > Lupron is available in the UK?  The person who wrote to me 
                    is in 
                    Germany,
                    > she can't get hold of pure (99% pure) melatonin and was 
                    asking 
                    whether I
                    > know whether it's available here and it sounds like the 
                    Lupron isn't
                    > available in Germany, either...  So she's hoping that I 
                    may be able 
                    to get
                    > hold of at least melatonin for her, her ferret can't be 
                    operated 
                    on...
                    > 
                    > I'd be grateful if anybody could help...
                    > 
                    > Best wishes from
                    > Ulrike
                    > and Jilly, Jack, Bella, Tom, Mason, Baby, Dana, Fox, Reno, 
                    Rose, 
                    Jasmine,
                    > Spike, Hobo, Gremlin and Bobby
                    > 
                    > Missing Angel, Hope, Igor and Barney
                    > 
                    > West Wales Ferret Welfare
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