From:
FHbytheSea@aol.com
Date: 2002-09-04 11:01:28 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Insulinoma
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <19b.804169b.2aa74208@aol.com>
In a message dated 9/3/02 9:55:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
krisbleitch1973@yahoo.ca writes:
<< I wrote earlier about our older ferret George, could his excessive loss of
hair be a symptom of Insulinoma as well? What about mysterious wounds that
seem to heal very slowly and reappear for no apparent reason? >>
An excessive loss of hair could be adrenal gland disease - especially if the
loss is bilateral and symmetrical. The mysterious wounds that come and go are
something I've always referred to as adrenal hot spots - that is, if your
ferret has AD. Mast cell tumors are another likely cause, altho they always
tend to be there and look more like a growth than the others. Its worth
talking to the vet about the possibility of adrenal gland disease as well as
insulinoma. Some links that may help are at:
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/aae.html
http://www.ferretcentral.org/faq/med/adrenal.html
Lisa Leidig, Head Ferret
The Ferret Haven "By-the-Sea"
www.ferrethaven.org