From:
sukiecrandall@telocity.com
Date: 2002-09-01 18:15:54 UTC
Subject: RE: Desuba - unwell, agressive smelly orange ferret.
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <12693395.1030904154209.JavaMail.root@scandium>
> Sukie, do you think it is a good possability that his cage mate might =
>have adrenal also, bassed on his agressiveness.??
> Unfortunately we don't have adrenal test here
I think that it is POSSIBLE, but from what bits I know it doesn't sound lik=
e a clear call. If you and your vet find other possible signs at this poin=
t like fur loss, trouble urinating (dangerous), and so on then I'd go to th=
e surgery.
Many times all that we can do is to try our best with what pieces are known=
or guessed at, understanding which is which, and learning the most we can =
while carefully observing. That is what you have here. You have to see wi=
th your vet if other signs add up at this point as a possible adrenal growt=
h. If not , then careful observation makes sense in case any appear in the =
future. None of us can be perfect in regard to ferret health, though all o=
f us sure would like to be, so all that we can do is to try our best and to=
not feel guilty if something that was not possible to call beforehand turn=
s out one way or another. So, if you and the vet don't find a cause to go =
in now on him, then observe and just try your best, the same as we all are=
stuck doing. If I said that we haven't cut on a guess, I'd be lying; if I=
said that we hadn't waited and observed on a guess I'd also be lying. Of =
course, I'm not a vet but I've seen vets in the position of having to go wi=
th a best guess at times, too (Heck, Scooter is getting cut for a differen=
t puzzle next week fona best guess because it might be his safest option in=
the long run.)
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