From:
Mike Janke
Date: 2001-10-08 11:19:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Scantily Clad Ferrets
Although ferrets who have had adrenal surgery usually lose additional
hair before the new comes in, I think I'd start to be a little
concerned about now if there's been no regrowth since the end of
July.
Being in Florida really shouldn't have much bearing on it. Their
signal to grow a new coat is photoperiod based, not temperature.
The vast majority of us keep our ferrets indoors and not exposed to
natural photoperiods so I don't know how much the differences in
latitude would come into play.
If it were me, I believe I'd give it another month or so and then, if
there's still no change, decide what I was going to do.
Mike
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., katharine <katharine@n...> wrote:
> Cedes had a bilateral adrenalectomy on July 31.
> At the time, he was balding on his rear. Since
> his surgery, he has lost lots more fur. His fur
> is sparse all the way up to his neck. In
> addition, the shaved area on his tummy is just as
> sparse. When should I start to worry? I haven't
> worried too much until now since his tummy fur
> wasn't growing back either. But, now I'm
> beginning to wonder.
>
> I have no idea when their normal coat changes
> occur. Maybe I'm being a little overly anxious.
> I live in North Florida and usually don't notice
> dramatic coat changes like those of you in more
> northern areas. At the most, I will notice more
> fur on my clothes.