From:
williamsdvm@comcast.net
Date: 2002-08-27 02:47:23 UTC
Subject: RE: Agressive, orange, unwell ferret
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <6430441.1030416443689.JavaMail.root@scandium>
Author wrote:
> Now my little recovered alcoholic, Desuba, is ailing. He has slowly over the last few months gone more and more orange. Until in the last month he looks pretty much completely orange. He no longer plays and is very agressive to all other ferrets not allowing any to come near him.He is drinking his urine and his urine is pretty orange also. He smells sour. A very strong smell like dirty ears. But smells like that all over.
> He is eating and drinking but is now quite thin. He looks miserable, his eyes are not wide and alert.
Dear Colleen:
Sukie nailed this one right off - very very likely to be adrenal. This is one that I would probably just go right into surgery with.
With kindest regards,
Bruce Williams, dVM