From:
Cheryl & Steve
Date: 2001-09-18 05:48:00 UTC
Subject: [Ferret-Health-list] melatonin
Hi Christina,
Some of the information I have gleaned from various sources recommend 1 to 3 mg of Melatonini given to the ferret 8 hours after day break. I have been using 1 mg mixed in with a glob of nutrical per ferret. After about three months all three ferrets that are on this regime have hair growth and are less aggressive. Lupron is a synthetic form of Melatonin so i would recomend one or the other although it may be wise to start with a few depots of Lupron and switch to Melatonin. BTW, the price for the Lupron shots seem to be reasonable but most authorities seem to like 2000 mg for a 4 month depot which would work out to be 500 mg per month. Go to http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/about_lupron.htm to read a great article by the great Dr. Weiss. Hope this helps and good luck with your fuzzy.
Cheryl & Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: cjbandit@a...
To: Ferret-Health-list@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 11:35 AM
Hi
Can somebody please tell me the amount of melatonin recommended to help the
symptoms of adrenal disease?? Bandit's right adrenal is back (cells I guess
we're not caught during cryo) anyway the vet says it's as big as a pencil
eraser. I'm not going to have him operated on because he's to fragile. I
was thinking of putting him on lupron and melatonin
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