From:
sukiecrandall@telocity.com
Date: 2001-10-07 11:59:00 UTC
Subject: Re: adrenal
And since he is a male you should read vet, Jerry Murray's posts
on meds which also might help reduce prostate inflammation,
since that is common in males with adrenal growths. (BTW,
most of them aren't "cancer"; vet, Bruce Williams has had some
marvelous posts on definitions and such.)
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., "Cheryl & Steve" <email@t...> wrote:
> Hi Kathy,
> Get another vet that is ferret knowledgeable and will give him a
500mg/month Lupron depot and you can put a skin lotion on his
feet ie skin so soft. I wish you and Barney good luck.
> Cheryl & Steve
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: kathie weber
> To: ferret-health-list@y...
> Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2001 5:17 PM
> Subject: [Ferret-Health-list] adrenal
>
>
> Barney is a 8 year old who has insulinoma. He gets
> pred twice a day and suppliments his dry food with
> chicken soup. This past week he's been eating every
> couple of hours, which is not like him, but we're
> happy his appetite is back. Today we noticed he's
> rapidly losing hair on his tail, stomach and feet. His
> feet are bare, and are developing sores on the bottom
> like scratches. What do we put on his feet. My vet
> thinks he's got adrenal gland cancer but because of
> his age doesn't want to do anything. Please help. I
> only want to do what best for Barney. Thanks.