From:
Mike Janke
Date: 2001-10-23 11:44:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Intro & questions
Wow, you have some old timers there. It's hard to tell someone when
its time to let one of their pets go. I believe you'll know in your
heart when it's time. It sure doesn't sound like it should even be a
consideration at this point in time.
Have you considered medical treatment of their adrenal problems?
Surgery is probably way to risky at their age, but Lupron works
wonders and even Melatonin may be helpful to improve their quality of
life.
mike
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., zunimax01@y... wrote:
> Hi my name is Alicia. I've joined this list because I've had 3
> ferrets for sometime now. My first, Zuni, I got in 1990, this was
> followed by Max in 1991, then Taz in 1997. I still have all 3,
> though the 2 older ones are not as active.
> My 2 older ones have almost no hair left, Zuni has multiple tumors
> which the vet says is too risky to operate on. Several friends have
> told me that I should have them euthanized but they don't appear to
> be suffering to me. They sleep alot more than they used to but
they
> eat and play abit. My question is when do you know that it's time?
> TIA,
> Alicia