From:
AFERRETVET@cs.com
Date: 2001-09-17 17:21:00 UTC
Subject: Re: [Ferret-Health-list] melatonin/Lupron
Hi Christina,
A dose of melatonin that I have been using is 1mg/kg
giving orally about 8-9 hours after sunrise.
The recommended dose of Lupron is 100-500mcg/kg
per month. Thus 300-1500mcg/kg of the 3 month version.
As you probably know the adrenal glands are typically
either hyperplasia ("precancer"), adenomas ("benign"),
or carcinomas ("malignant"). Carcinomas are likely
to require the higher end of the dose, but hyperplasias
and adenomas are likely to respond to the lower end of
the dose.
You may want to use the 1000mcg (1mg) of the 4 month
Lupron depot from Jayhawk Pharmacy (1-785-228-9700).
This will give you 250mcg per month, or 5 times as much
Lupron for $100.
As for tumor response, again it likely depends on what type of
tumor you have. Some carcinomas will continue to grow despite
Lupron treatment.
Good luck with Bandit,
Jerry Murray, DVM